Exam 11: The Way Forward

Who was the Texas Comptroller who pushed for an income tax in the 1980s and 1990s?

The historian Randolph Campbell reports that in the 1850s the value of slaves constituted about what share of the state's total tax assessment?

In 2006, the Texas legislature revised the corporate franchise fee. It is now called:

As severance tax revenue has fallen from one-third of Texas revenues to less than one-tenth today, what revenue source has Texas tapped to make up the difference?

Upon which social class does the sales tax fall most heavily and why?

The former Texas governor who declared personal bankruptcy in 1987 was:

The federal income tax was approved in what year?_______

Who was the Reconstruction Era Republican governor of Texas?

Texas is one of how many states without a personal income tax?

Which president of the Republic of Texas started a navy and invaded New Mexico?

What accounts for the volatility and, more importantly, the sharp decline in severance tax revenues as a share of total revenues since 1950?

If Texas were to pass an income tax, two-thirds of the revenue would constitutionally be required to go to:

At its height in the mid-1950s, the severance taxes on oil and natural gas provided what percent of Texas revenues?

Texas passed a severance tax on oil in:

Texas and only one other southern state has no personal income tax. Which of the following is the other state?

Texas oil is sold into an _______ market.

How would you revise the Texas revenue system to put the state on a firm revenue footing for the future?

The first state to adopt a general sales tax in 1932 was:

The "three-legged stool" of state revenues refers to all but which of the following revenue types?

What led Texas Comptroller and later Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock in the 1980s and 1990s to call for an income tax?