The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Texas State & Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1998-99   
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.)
  Texas
  State & local State & local  State  Local  Local
Description government government government government government
  amount1 CV amount amount1 CV
  1 2 3 4 5
           
 Population (FY 1999, in thousands) 20,044 (X) 20,044 20,044 (X)
 Personal Income (Calendar year 1998, in millions)  508,636 (X) 508,636 508,636 (X)
           
 Revenue1 117,493,056 0.15 71,648,633 61,129,356 0.30
           
  General revenue1 90,326,629 0.19 52,545,024 53,066,538 0.33
           
Intergovernmental revenue1 17,683,740 0.35 16,309,713 16,658,960 0.44
     From Federal Government 17,683,740 0.35 15,664,553 2,019,187 3.07
     From State government 0 0.00 0 14,639,773 0.25
     From local governments1 0 0.00 645,160 0 0.00
           
General revenue from own sources   72,642,889 0.21 36,235,311 36,407,578 0.43
    Taxes   49,231,585 0.16 25,675,587 23,555,998 0.33
          Property 18,804,963 0.35 0 18,804,963 0.35
          Sales and gross receipts   25,023,074 0.16 21,003,455 4,019,619 0.97
               General sales   16,096,649 0.20 13,104,114 2,992,535 1.07
               Selective sales 8,926,425 0.25 7,899,341 1,027,084 2.14
                    Motor fuel 2,592,316 0.00 2,592,251 65 0.00
                    Alcoholic beverage 483,172 0.11 483,172 0 0.00
                    Tobacco products 624,073 0.00 623,569 504 0.00
                    Public utilities   1,174,810 1.09 450,355 724,455 1.77
                    Other selective sales   4,052,054 0.34 3,749,994 302,060 4.59
          Individual income   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
          Corporate income   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
          Motor vehicle license   1,136,962 1.04 882,192 254,770 4.62
          Other taxes   4,266,586 0.37 3,789,940 476,646 3.35
           
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   23,411,304 0.54 10,559,724 12,851,580 0.98
          Current charges   13,342,843 0.89 4,615,547 8,727,296 1.35
               Education   4,166,883 0.00 2,876,058 1,290,825 0.00
                    Institutions  of higher education   3,498,197 0.00 2,868,104 630,093 0.00
                    School lunch sales (gross) 447,879 0.00 0 447,879 0.00
               Hospitals   3,547,074 2.16 1,147,488 2,399,586 3.20
               Highways   314,710 2.23 116,172 198,538 3.53
               Air transportation (airports)   673,173 0.15 0 673,173 0.15
               Parking facilities   20,564 0.16 0 20,564 0.16
               Sea and inland port facilities   165,498 5.02 0 165,498 5.02
               Natural resources   71,769 0.09 37,559 34,210 0.20
               Parks and recreation   278,961 3.44 26,539 252,422 3.81
               Housing and community development   140,093 18.62 5,121 134,972 19.32
               Sewerage   1,748,108 1.35 0 1,748,108 1.35
               Solid waste management   632,559 3.34 16,401 616,158 3.43
               Other charges   1,583,451 5.16 390,209 1,193,242 6.85
           
          Miscellaneous general revenue   10,068,461 0.50 5,944,177 4,124,284 1.23
               Interest earnings   4,619,364 0.70 1,843,633 2,775,731 1.17
               Special assessments   60,726 18.58 0 60,726 18.58
               Sale of property   43,951 11.46 11,918 32,033 15.73
               Other general revenue   5,344,420 0.57 4,088,626 1,255,794 2.43
           
Utility revenue 6,297,020 0.61 0 6,297,020 0.61
     Water supply   2,831,826 1.34 0 2,831,826 1.34
     Electric power   3,140,872 0.45 0 3,140,872 0.45
     Gas supply   197,370 3.38 0 197,370 3.38
     Transit   126,952 0.00 0 126,952 0.00
           
Liquor store revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Insurance trust revenue   20,869,407 0.00 19,103,609 1,765,798 0.00
     Unemployment compensation   1,008,618 0.00 1,008,618 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   19,857,310 0.00 18,091,512 1,765,798 0.00
     Workers' compensation   3,479 0.00 3,479 0 0.00
     Other insurance trust revenue   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Expenditure1 100,326,923 0.22 54,761,328 61,120,034 0.36
           
By character and object:          
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 0 0.00 15,023,666 530,773 0.06
     Direct expenditure   100,326,923 0.22 39,737,662 60,589,261 0.36
          Current operations   73,959,514 0.18 27,717,026 46,242,488 0.29
          Capital outlay   13,605,614 0.93 3,975,723 9,629,891 1.31
               Construction   10,392,083 0.92 3,199,788 7,192,295 1.34
               Other capital outlay   3,213,531 1.72 775,935 2,437,596 2.27
           
          Assistance and subsidies   2,007,371 0.00 2,003,468 3,903 2.14
          Interest on debt   5,103,877 0.77 871,023 4,232,854 0.93
          Insurance benefits and repayments 5,650,547 0.00 5,170,422 480,125 0.00
          Exhibit: salaries & wages   33,638,249 0.26 7,108,817 26,529,432 0.33
           
Direct expenditure by function          
Direct expenditure 100,326,923 0.22 39,737,662 60,589,261 0.36
     Direct general expenditure   87,374,500 0.22 34,567,240 52,807,260 0.36
          Capital outlay   11,764,768 0.86 3,975,723 7,789,045 1.31
          Other direct general expenditure    75,609,732 0.18 30,591,517 45,018,215 0.30
           
          Education services:          
               Education   35,323,013 0.00 7,888,732 27,434,281 0.00
                     Capital outlay   4,876,894 0.00 637,086 4,239,808 0.00
                   Higher education   8,978,404 0.00 6,867,499 2,110,905 0.00
                         Capital outlay   901,590 0.00 632,168 269,422 0.00
                   Elementary & secondary education   25,404,780 0.00 81,404 25,323,376 0.00
                         Capital outlay   3,970,386 0.00 0 3,970,386 0.00
                   Other education   939,829 0.00 939,829 0 0.00
               Libraries   260,081 2.03 11,649 248,432 2.12
           
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   11,259,502 0.05 11,017,732 241,770 2.36
                    Cash assistance payments 1,620,714 0.01 1,616,811 3,903 2.14
                    Vendor payments   7,993,193 0.06 7,938,247 54,946 8.72
                    Other public welfare   1,645,595 0.21 1,462,674 182,921 1.86
               Hospitals   6,032,149 1.60 2,606,993 3,425,156 2.82
                    Capital outlay   228,648 14.63 17,735 210,913 15.86
               Health   2,166,285 0.34 932,678 1,233,607 0.59
               Social insurance administration    211,351 0.00 211,351 0 0.00
               Veterans' services   23,561 0.00 23,561 0 0.00
           
          Transportation:          
               Highways   5,854,588 0.69 3,926,812 1,927,776 2.10
                    Capital outlay   3,475,252 1.05 2,816,975 658,277 5.52
               Air transportation (airports) 861,618 0.75 0 861,618 0.75
               Parking facilities   12,795 11.21 0 12,795 11.21
               Sea and inland port facilities   215,666 6.17 0 215,666 6.17
               Transit subsidies   295 0.00 0 295 0.00
           
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   3,095,682 1.06 318,884 2,776,798 1.18
               Fire protection   1,208,729 1.08 0 1,208,729 1.08
               Correction   3,735,722 2.19 2,577,114 1,158,608 7.06
                    Capital outlay   276,917 5.48 142,198 134,719 11.27
               Protective inspection and regulation   365,599 1.61 242,959 122,640 4.79
           
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   913,912 3.58 648,174 265,738 12.32
                    Capital outlay   125,671 14.19 43,432 82,239 21.69
               Parks and recreation   1,095,816 3.65 54,429 1,041,387 3.84
                    Capital outlay   279,684 12.77 6,106 273,578 13.05
               Housing and community development    1,239,082 3.47 31,927 1,207,155 3.56
               Sewerage   1,609,738 2.01 0 1,609,738 2.01
                    Capital outlay   556,311 5.06 0 556,311 5.06
               Solid waste management   739,096 2.30 96,396 642,700 2.64
                    Capital outlay   36,563 6.28 8,635 27,928 8.22
           
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   1,395,455 0.94 642,141 753,314 1.75
               Judicial and legal   1,250,135 1.09 390,676 859,459 1.59
               General public buildings 512,810 1.23 150,493 362,317 1.74
               Other governmental administration    711,720 1.82 166,748 544,972 2.38
          Interest on general debt   4,063,662 0.93 871,023 3,192,639 1.18
           
          General expenditure, n.e.c.          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   5,550 0.00 0 5,550 0.00
               Other and unallocable   3,210,888 1.41 1,756,768 1,454,120 3.12
           
     Utility expenditure 7,301,876 1.20 0 7,301,876 1.20
               Capital outlay   1,840,846 3.65 0 1,840,846 3.65
          Water supply   3,194,082 2.76 0 3,194,082 2.76
          Electric power   2,861,842 0.45 0 2,861,842 0.45
          Gas supply   191,438 2.34 0 191,438 2.34
          Transit   1,054,514 0.03 0 1,054,514 0.03
           
     Liquor store expenditure   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
     Insurance trust expenditure 5,650,547 0.00 5,170,422 480,125 0.00
          Unemployment compensation   1,074,930 0.00 1,074,930 0 0.00
          Employee retirement   4,575,254 0.00 4,095,129 480,125 0.00
          Workers' compensation   363 0.00 363 0 0.00
          Other insurance trust   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
 Debt outstanding   90,558,337 0.96 14,736,223 75,822,114 1.15
           
Short-term    1,157,103 1.31 54,204 1,102,899 1.38
Long-term    89,401,234 0.97 14,682,019 74,719,215 1.17
     Full faith and credit   42,269,189 1.49 6,461,844 35,807,345 1.76
     Nonguaranteed   47,132,045 1.28 8,220,175 38,911,870 1.55
           
Long-term debt by purpose          
     Public debt for private purposes   15,000,456 2.58 1,314,947 13,685,509 2.83
     Education   24,770,788 0.00 5,766,421 19,004,367 0.00
     Utilities   17,204,867 3.04 0 17,204,867 3.04
     Other   32,425,123 1.85 7,600,651 24,824,472 2.42
Long-term debt issued   15,188,372 2.71 2,200,556 12,987,816 3.17
Long-term debt retired   9,328,602 0.99 1,651,492 7,677,110 1.20
           
 Cash and security holdings   230,755,978 0.25 170,804,304 59,951,674 0.96
           
Insurance trust funds   128,084,923 0.00 116,630,420 11,454,503 0.00
     Unemployment compensation    730,896 0.00 730,896 0 0.00
     Employee retirement   127,338,477 0.00 115,883,974 11,454,503 0.00
     Workers' compensation   15,550 0.00 15,550 0 0.00
     Miscellaneous   0 0.00 0 0 0.00
           
Other than insurance trust funds   102,671,055 0.56 54,173,884 48,497,171 1.19
     By purpose          
          Offsets to debt   21,642,686 1.48 3,364,370 18,278,316 1.76
          Bond funds   12,992,159 2.47 1,364,192 11,627,967 2.76
          Other   68,036,210 0.46 49,445,322 18,590,888 1.67
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Internet table. Population Estimates Program, released December 31, 1999.
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division


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