Texas policy, TANF, education, higher ed, health, taxes,spending

1. Texas policy

2. Cutting the state spending pie

3. Cutting the local spending pie

4. Cutting the total state and local spending pie

5. Uninsured

6. Literacy
0 5 10 15 20 25
California
District of Columbia
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Arizona
Oklahoma
Maryland
Oregon
Washington
Ohio
Connecticut
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
% of residents lacking basic literact by states

7. K-12 education

8. Texas Has One of the Lowest TANF-to-Poverty Ratios in the Nation
Number of families receiving TANF for every 100 poor families, 2016
Source note: TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; AFDC = Aid to Families with Dependent Children. CBPP analysis of
poverty and deep poverty data from the Census’ Current Population Survey. CBPP uses two-year averages of the poverty data and the
TANF-to-Poverty ratios to improve the reliability of the data at the state level. Single year labels represent two-year averages for state data.
For example, ‘2016’ represents ‘2015-2016.’ AFDC/TANF caseload data from Department of Health and Human Services and (since
September 2006) caseload data collected from state agencies. TANF benefit levels compiled by CBPP from various sources. Benefit
levels represented are the maximum benefit for a family of three. The change in the value of the benefits since 1995 is adjusted for
inflation using the CPI-U-RS.
Temporary Aid for Needy Families

9. Texas’ TANF Cash Assistance Is Disappearing for
Poor Families
In 2015-16, for every 100 poor
families with children in Texas, only 4
received TANF. This “TANF-to-
poverty ratio” declined 43 points
since 1995-96.
TANF-to-
poverty ratio
1995/96 2015/16
Texas 47 4
National 68 23
Families with children 1995/96 2015/16
TANF
benefit
level
Share of
federal
poverty level
on
AFDC/TANF
257,800 26,400 Texas
benefit
$286 17
%
in
Poverty
552,200 619,300
Median
state
benefit
$432 25%
in Deep
poverty
218,600 282,400
Temporary Aid for Needy
Families

10. Texas’ TANF Cash Assistance Is Disappearing for
Poor Families
In 2015-16, for every 100 poor
families with children in Texas, only 4
received TANF. This “TANF-to-
poverty ratio” declined 43 points
since 1995-96.
TANF-to-
poverty ratio
1995/96 2015/16
Texas 47 4
National 68 23
Families with children 1995/96 2015/16
TANF
benefit
level
Share of
federal
poverty level
on
AFDC/TANF
257,800 26,400 Texas
benefit
$286 17
%
in
Poverty
552,200 619,300
Median
state
benefit
$432 25%
in Deep
poverty
218,600 282,400

11. Taxes
• No state income tax
• State sales tax is greatest source of
revenue.

12. NET STATE REVENUE BY SOURCE

13. Property Tax

14. Allocation of taxes back to taxing entities

15. Sin Tax

16. Comptroller’s Revenue Estimate