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Policy Report Texas Fact Book 2004 TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS III LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD SEVENTY-EIGHTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2003 – 2004 DAVID DEWHURST, CO-CHAIR Austin, Lieutenant Governor TOM CRADDICK, CO-CHAIR Representative District 82, Midland Speaker of the House of Representatives TEEL BIVINS Senatorial District 31, Amarillo Chair, Committee on Finance BILL RATLIFF Senatorial District 1, Mt. Pleasant CHRIS HARRIS Senatorial District 9, Arlington JOHN WHITMIRE Senatorial District 15, Houston TALMADGE HEFLIN Representative District 149, Houston Chair, House Committee on Appropriations RON WILSON Representative District 131, Houston Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means FRED HILL Representative District 112, Richardson VILMA LUNA Representative District 33, Corpus Christi JOHN KEEL, Director TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS I II CONTENTS TEXAS FACT BOOK THE TRAVIS LETTER FROM THE ALAMO Commandancy of the Alamo–– Bejar, Feby. 24, 1836 To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World –– Fellow citizens & compatriots –– I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna –– I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man –– The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken –– I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls –– I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch –– The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country –– VICTORY OR DEATH. William Barret Travis, Lt. Col. comdt. P.S. The Lord is on our side –– When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn –– We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves, Travis IV CONTENTS TEXAS FACT BOOK EXCERPTS FROM THE JOINT RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXING TEXAS TO THE UNITED STATES APPROVED MARCH 1, 1845 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of government adopted by the people of said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing Government in order that the same may by admitted as one of the States of this Union. And be it further resolved, That the foregoing consent of Congress is given upon the following conditions, to Wit: First, said state to be formed shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, to be laid before Congress for its final action on, or before the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. Second, that said state when admitted into the Union, shall retain funds, debts, taxes and dues of every kind which may belong to, or be due and owing to the said Republic; and shall also retain all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct. Third — New States of convenient size not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas and having sufficient population, may, hereafter by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution. Approved, March 1, 1845. TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS V VI CONTENTS TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS STATE GOVERNMENT STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS . 1 MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE . 3 The Senate . 3 The House of Representatives . 4 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES . 8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE STANDING COMMITTEES . 10 BASIC STEPS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS . 15 TEXAS AT A GLANCE GOVERNORS OF TEXAS . 16 HOW TEXAS RANKS Agriculture . 18 Crime and Law Enforcement . 18 Defense . 19 Economy . 19 Education . 19 Employment and Labor . 20 Environment and Energy . 21 Federal Government Finance . 21 Geography. 21 Health . 22 Housing . 22 Population . 23 Social Welfare . 23 State and Local Government Finance . 23 Technology . 24 Transportation . 25 BORDER FACTS . 25 STATE HOLIDAYS, 2004 . 27 STATE SYMBOLS . 27 TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS I CONTENTS POPULATION Texas Population Compared with the U.S. 28 Texas and the U.S. Annual Population Growth Rates . 29 Resident Population, 15 Most-populous States . 30 Percentage Change in Population, 15 Most-populous States 30 Texas Resident Population, by Age Group . 31 INCOME Per Capita Personal Income Texas and the U.S. 32 15 Most-populous States . 33 REVENUE Biennial Revenue Estimate, State Revenue, by Source . 34 Where Your State Tax Dollar Comes From . 35 Where Your State Tax Dollar Goes . 35 Per Capita State Tax Revenue, 15 Most-populous States . 36 EXPORTS Texas’ Export Markets . 37 Export Totals, 15 Most-populous States . 37 SPENDING Constitutional Spending Limits . 38 Outstanding General Obligation Bonds, by Issuing Agency 41 Debt Service Payments, by Agency . 41 Trends in Texas State Expenditures All Funds . 42 General Revenue . 43 State Government Expenditures Per Capita 15 Most-populous States . 44 All Funds Appropriation, Top 15 Texas Agencies . 44 Federal Funds Appropriation Top 15 Texas Agencies . 45 Top 15 Federal Programs in Texas . 45 II CONTENTS TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES State Government Employees . 46 State Government Employees, by Function . 46 Number of State Government Employees Top 15 Texas Agencies . 47 Employee Benefits / Payroll Expenses, All Funds . 47 2004–05 BIENNIAL BUDGET All Funds . 48 General Revenue Funds . 49 General Revenue–Dedicated Funds . 50 General Revenue and General Revenue–Dedicated Funds . 51 Federal Funds . 52 Other Funds . 53 Seventy-eighth Legislature, Third Called Session, 2003 Appropriation Bills . 54 SUMMARY OF STATE FUNCTIONAL AREAS General Government . 55 Health and Human Services . 56 Public Education . 57 Higher Education . 58 The Judiciary . 59 Public Safety and Criminal Justice . 60 Natural Resources . 61 Business and Economic Development . 62 Regulatory . 63 The Legislature . 64 CONTACT INFORMATION Capitol Complex . 65 Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum . 65 Legislative Agencies . 65 TEXAS FACT BOOK CONTENTS III CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION (CONTINUED) State Agencies . 66 Helpful Toll-free Numbers . 77 MAPS Capitol Building, Ground Floor . 81 Capitol Building, First Floor . 82 Capitol Building, Second Floor . 83 Capitol Building, Third Floor . 84 Capitol Building, Fourth Floor . 85 Capitol Extension, E1 . 86 Capitol Extension, E2 . 88 Texas State Cemetery . 90 Capitol Monument Guide . 91 Capitol Complex (including Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum) . 92 IV CONTENTS TEXAS FACT BOOK STATE GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL TERM AREA CODE 512 Rick Perry (Governor) 2003–2007 463-2000 David Dewhurst (Lieutenant Governor) 2003–2007 463-0001 Susan Combs (Commissioner, Department of Agriculture) 2003–2007 463-4578 Greg Abbott (Attorney General) 2003–2007 463-2191 Carole Keeton Strayhorn (Comptroller of Public Accounts) 2003–2007 463-4000 Jerry Patterson (Commissioner, General Land Office) 2003–2007 463-5256 Victor G. Carrillo1 (Chair, Railroad Commission) 2003–2004 463-7131 Charles R. Matthews (Commissioner, Railroad Commission) 2000–2006 463-7140 Michael L. Williams (Commissioner, Railroad Commission) 2002–2008 463-7144 Thomas R. Phillips (Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2003–2008 463-1316 Nathan L. Hecht (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2001–2006 463-1348 Priscilla R. Owen (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2001–2006 463-1344 Michael H. Schneider (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2003–2008 463-1336 Steven W. Smith2 (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2003–2004 463-1328 Harriet O’Neill (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 1999–2004 463-1320 Wallace B. Jefferson (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2003–2008 463-7899 Dale Wainwright (Justice, Supreme Court of Texas) 2003–2008 463-1332 Sharon Keller (Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2001–2006 463-1590 Lawrence E. Meyers (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 1999–2004 463-1580 TEXAS FACT BOOK STATE GOVERNMENT 1 TELEPHONE STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL TERM AREA CODE 512 Tom Price (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2003–2008 463-1565 Cathy Cochran (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2003–2008 463-1570 Paul Womack (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2003–2008 463-1595 Cheryl Johnson (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 1999–2004 463-1560 Mike Keasler (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 1999–2004 463-1555 Barbara P. Hervey (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2001–2006 463-1575 Charles R. Holcomb (Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals) 2001–2006 463-1585 1Commissioner Carrillo was appointed to the Railroad Commission in February 2003 to serve an unexpired term scheduled to expire in 2004. 2Justice Smith was elected to the Supreme Court of Texas in November 2002, and sworn into office in January 2003, to serve an unexpired term scheduled to expire in 2004. 2 STATE GOVERNMENT TEXAS FACT BOOK MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE CAPITOL COMPLEX TELEPHONE MEMBER OFFICE LOCATION AREA CODE 512 THE SENATE David Dewhurst (Lieutenant Governor) 2E.13 463-0001 Kenneth Armbrister 1E.14 463-0118 Kip Averitt E1.608 463-0122 Gonzalo Barrientos 3E.18 463-0114 Teel Bivins 1E.5 463-0131 Kim Brimer E1.712 463-0110 John Carona 4E.2 463-0116 Robert F. Deuell M.D. E1.810 463-0102 Robert L. Duncan 3E.12 463-0128 Rodney Ellis 3E.6 463-0113 Craig Estes 3E.8 463-0130 Troy Fraser 1E.15 463-0124 Mario Gallegos, Jr.
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