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Building Texas: The 2008 Tax and Budget Primer

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Dick Lavine /(512) 320-0222 x 101
Eva DeLuna Castro /(512) 320-0222 x 103

May 6, 2008

Building Texas: The Tax and Budget Primer 2008 (booklet) >>  
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This easy-to-digest booklet on Texas taxes and public spending will help you think about the challenges facing us as Texans. Our public systems and structures—such as our public education systems, courts and criminal justice systems, and transportation networks—help make this a great state, securing the common good for us all. This primer discusses what we need to do to enhance our prosperity and how to pay for it.

NOTE: Booklet version is formatted for two-sided printing. If you can only print one-sided, use "side by side" version.