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The two Texas legislative house committees responsible for budgeting are the Ways and Means Committee and the  

A flat-rate tax that is not based on an ability to pay and results in poorer people paying a larger percentage of their income to the tax is considered 

Passed by the national government in 1997, this medical assistance program serves children even from families at above the official poverty level.

The town of Williamsport receives a large sum of money from the federal government. The money can be spent on a wide variety of community development projects. What do we call this money received?

This Texas state agency is responsible for protecting the state’s natural resources. 

Joan is a single mother with a child. She receives a monthly cash allowance with the intent that she will not be on public assistance more than five years. The cash program referred to is called   

A new public housing unit is opening near Michael’s home. He likes the idea of public housing for low income people but not near his home for fears of crime. This is an example of 

The budget year for a unit of government is referred to as a(n)  

The Texas economy is shifting to one based on information, technology and 

Projections indicate that by 2040 these will use more water than Texas farmers.