Texas Budge and Education

2. What is a budget?
What kinds of things do you
think the state has to pay for?
Where do you think the money
comes from?

3. • The budget is biennial, which means it is
prepared every two years.
• The state distributes money to different parts of the
government. (Here’s a few examples)
• The Texas Constitution requires a balanced
budget, which means that the state cannot spend
more money than they have.

4. • Texas’ 2010-11 state budget, passed by the
Texas Legislature in 2009, includes more
than $182 billion, and provides funding for
dozens of agencies and hundreds of programs.
LIKE WHAT??
Attorney General DPS Railroad Commission TRS
Dept. of Transporation Veterans Commission
Workforce Commission WIC CHIP MEDICAID
Dept. of Banking Council for Developmental
Disabilities
Comtroller of Public Accounts SBEC TEA Environmental
Quality Fire Protection Commission
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Historical Commission

5. • Texas state government
collects its revenue from seven
sources.
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/where-the-money-comes-
from/

6. • Where does the majority of
revenue come from?
• Which of these surprised you the
most? WHY http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/where-the-money-comes-
from/

7. • Texas is one of nine states that does not
require its citizens to pay a state income tax.
• Revenue comes from:
– sales tax
– franchise (or business) tax
– other taxes, such as motor fuel taxes, vehicle
sales taxes, tobacco taxes, etc.

8.  Federal government:
 The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 provided the state with over
$12 billion
 Other federal funds
 Fees, fines, licenses, penalties
 Investments
 Lottery
 Land income

9.  Where does the state spend most of its
money?
For more info, click on
http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/state/where-the-money-is-spent/bud

10. Who requires children to
go to school?
Why is it required?
If public education is free
for students, where does
the money come from to
run the schools?

11. • The Texas Constitution requires the
legislature to maintain an “efficient
system of public free schools.”
• 4,933,617 students enrolled in school
in 2010-11
• 97,439 students enrolled in Northside
ISD in 2011-12

12. • Why do you think spending in public education has
increased? http://fastexas.org/study/exec/spending.php

13. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/enroll_index.html
• What is the trend in enrollment in this
graph?

14.  Where does most of the money come
from? http://www.texasbudgetsource.com/school-districts/where-the-
money-comes-from/

15. • State and Federal Funds
• Local Taxes:
– Local taxes mostly come from property taxes.
– Property taxes vary from district to district.
– Taxpayers must vote for school bonds to be
approved. (School bonds are a way to generate
additional revenue)
How does all of this affect citizens
in Texas?

16.  Why do I need to know about
the state budget?
 Why do I need to know how
public education is funded?