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... RAILROADS PAY SUBSTANTIAL PART OF STATE’S TAX BURDEN # Taxes is one of the large fixed charges connected... with the operation of Texas railroads. From the standpoint of the welfare of state, counties and communities... of the rail carriers. In 1931 the railroads of Texas paid a total of $8,303,108.47 in federal, state, county... institutions. *• • It is the desire of Texas railroads to extend this helpfulness to Texas counties... connected with their ‘ operation. ‘ * s • RAILROADS HAVE ALWAYS SHOULDERED THEIR SHARE