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Fiscal Year (FY)
April 23, 2017
F

A 12-month period at the end of which financial accounts are reconciled. The fiscal year for state agencies in Texas begins on September 1 of each calendar year and ends…
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Biennium
April 23, 2017
B

A two-year period. In Texas, the state biennium runs from September 1 of an odd-numbered year through August 31 of the next odd-numbered year. [Source: Texas Legislative Glossary: Texas Legislative…
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Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE)
April 22, 2017
B

The Texas Constitution requires the Comptroller of Public accounts [1] to submit a report concerning the state’s financial condition and estimating the projected incoming revenue during the next two-year period.…
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Texas Medicaid
April 22, 2017
M T

The Medicaid program, created in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, is jointly funded by the state and the federal government according to the federal medical assistance…
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Texas Public Policy Foundation
April 22, 2017
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation, founded in 1987, is a nonprofit research institute working to “promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas”. Thirteen board members direct…
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Texas County Indigent Health Care Program
April 22, 2017
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The County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) was established in 1985 by the Texas Legislature to provide health care to indigent Texans through county governments, including hospital and health services…
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