"In January 2000, the County Affairs Committee of the Texas House of Representatives received an Interim Charge to 'review the cost of statutory county duties, including federal mandates, and the ability of county tax bases and fees to support such duties.' The Committee requested assistance from the Texas Association of Counties (TAC). TAC accepted and assigned the task to the County Information Project (CIP) due to the Project's data resources and existing financial data collection program."

Start with the Table of Contents (11 kb) and then see the main text of the Final Report (305 kb).

The following links are provided to the Exhibits:

1. Data Sources (12 kb)
2. Survey Data (53 kb)
3. Survey Responses & Data Issues (96 kb)
4. Population Tables (44 kb)
5. Detailed List of County Duties (108 kb)
6. Detailed List of Federal Duties (51 kb)
7. Annual Fiscal Report for Counties (the survey form) (31 kb)
8. Manual of Accounts for Texas Counties (119 kb)
9. County Report of Property Value -- 1999 (32 kb)
10. Effects of Tax Rate Increase (32 kb)

The Committee's Report which was based in part upon the CIP's Preliminary Report can be found at Report on Interim Charge Number 1 to the House Committee on County Affairs, 77th Legislature.

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