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State's Governmental Cost Expenditures
(1920, 1930 1940, 1950 and 1953)
Figures below on the cost of Texas State Government are from reports of the State
Auditor and State Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Total Expenditures, Years Ended Aug 31- -
1920. 1930. 1940. 1950 *1953.
Legislative ................. .$390,342.74 $793,442.36 $32,047.07 $404,544.61 $1,272,843
Judicial .. .... 1,463,293.78 2,512,328.39 2,317,504.86 2,842,943.13 3,508 980
Executive and administrative.. 615,037.67 911,313.66 2,236,914.11 4,792,638.54 5,332,581
Protection to persons, property 463,999.27 484,599.13 1,649,597.19 6,065,887.75 7,788,665
Regulation of business, industry 447,692.40 833 609.70 2,4o4,036.25 4,127,122.67 4,398,864
Conservation of heath and
sanitation ............... . 235,901.68 217,655.09 1,299,250.94 9,428,794.84 13,969,505
Development and conservation
of natural resources .... 737,220 08 1,813,887.29 2,269,438.46 8,143,140.99 6,746,791
Highways ...... . . ... . 2,411,286.26 47,052,605.51 53,720,158.87 *123,486,034.00 159,992,370
Eleemosynary and correctional 4,108,995.28 6,636,021.68 8,091,871.26 23,560,113.25 36,438,075
Educational .... 2,742,043.83 39,289,548.57 58,579,342.41 211,820,152.03 247,637,321
Parks and monuments . ....... 17,693.63 169,276.41 450,822.09 379,680
Public welfare (pensions and
benefits) . . 1,524,448 85 2,917,131.15 29,460,943.76 132,036,789.50 138,275,936
Payment on public debt 135,091.00 191,836.50 3,384,725.98 33,136.00 4,160,109
Miscellaneous government cost 223,372.99 300.59 42,504.65 60,334.08 116,169,832
Total . . .. ..........$33,498,724.83 $103,672,473.25 $165,717,612.22 $527,252,453.48 $646,071,552
*Estimated from eleven month's expenditures.
tIncludes grants to counties and state's matching of employee's retirement
Texas State Government Receipts, 1952Revenue receipts to the Texas State Gov-
ernment for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31,
1952, totaled $689,323,610.03, according to the
State Comptroller of Public Accounts. (See
table p. 385 for figure on 1953 receipts.) Be-
low is table showing sources of revenue:
Taxes and Licenses
Revenue
Source- CollectedAd valorem tx .
Inheritance tax
Poll tax......... $24,256,967.15
6,131,307 41
. 2,651,900.33Gross Receipts and Production Taxes.
Crude oil ... $117,804.900.17
Natural and casinghead gas ...... 17,598,207.03
Sulphur 5,504,143 79
Carbon black ............... 2,286,086.26
Cement ... ..................... 1,806,998.01
Utilities .. ................ 3,436,463 14
Telephone companies ............. 3,824,822.63
Oil and gas well servicing......... . 828,125.53
Motor carriers . ............. 108,714.99
Stock share transfer ........... 209,352 94
Oil and gas regulation tax ......... 1,862,251.85
Express companies ............. . 71,972 59
Telegraph companies .............. 58,708 54
Collection agencies .............. . 12,329 01
Carline companies ................ 8,800.90
Textbook publishers .............. 46,571.67
Pullman companies ............... 51,740 41
Beginner's tax ................. 405.00Occupation Taxes.
Vending and coin-operated ma-
chine ..........................
Awards ... .....................
Other occupation taxes............
Admissions .. . ...........
Radio sales, gross receipts .....
Cosmetics sales, gross receipts ....
Playing cards sales, gross receipts..
Utility pipe line, gross receipts taxes
Other gross receipts taxes ....
Store exemption tax. .........
Store tax .......... . . ........
Insurance companies occupation tax
Cigarette tax . .. ........
Tax on sale of marine products....
Liquor tax .......................
Wine tax ......... .............
Highway motor fuel tax...........295,275.42
29,416.55
163,931.25
364,124.58
1,033,556.62
440,644 43
36,027.70
421,615.85
43,398.97
105,012.08
1,520,370.07
15,407,605.24
34,888,669.93
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10,424,003 46
721,547.72
104,734,439.45Rev enue
Source- 0. e( ed
Ale tax 175,420 67
Prescription tax .. .. .... 78 76
Gas gathering tax 4,179.649 33
Franchise tax-domestic corporations 6,633,336 0b
Franchise tax-foreign corporations.. 7,261,018.74
Penalties on franchise tax ... 134,718 19
Motor vehicle sales tax .. 16,884,534 49
Insurance Commission maintenance
tax ........... . .. ... .. 802,54962
Beer tax ......................... 5,722,987 80
Motor vehicle licenses and registra-
tions ........ ... .... 35,406,899 30
Fishing licenses, commercial ...... 173,569 60
Other fishing licenses. 584,962 35
Hunting, shooting and other game
licenses ....... .... ............ 787,701 52
Other licenses .......... ......... 3,199,349.59
Total taxes and licenses ....... $441,137,196,87
Fees and Permits.
Motor vehicle certification fees . . $18,190.00
Truck and automobile special
permits ... ....... .. 657,961 22
Domestic charter fees.. ........ 354,126 51
Foreign permits and charters ... 128,342.44
Securities act permits and licenses.. 161,400 61
Gross receipts permits 1,280.00
Penalties on proof of final payment 1,201.00
Land patents .. ..... 15,589 17
Motor vehicle inspection fees .. 367,327 00
Gin and weights and measures fees 3,147.00
Nursery and vegetable plant inspec-
tion fees . .. . . 55,346 75
Pure bred cottonseed inspection fees 26,549.61
Seed inspection fees . . ....... 36,850.93
Citrus inspection fees ............. . 15,728 28
Feed testing fees . .............. 436,954 09
Livestock breeding fees ........... . .1,134 97
Boiler inspection fees ............ 55,446.24
Employment agency fees........... . 39,900 00
Bedding permits ........... 4,371 50
Bedding stamp sales .............. 33,713 84
Liquor permits .................. 715,865 15
Wine and beer permits............ . 654,694 33
Agriculture and health remedies reg-
istration fees ........ 50,287.59
Policy registration fees ... ....... 9,044.25
Filing fees, store tax exemption .... 30,525 85
Motor fuel tax refund filing fees... 141,997.50deense, tme, qmeisy Southere
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