Texas is one of only seven states that have no personal income tax. Most of the taxes in Texas are sales taxes, as well as taxes on businesses and specific industries. Texas does have a property tax, but it’s collected by cities, counties, and school districts, not by the state itself.
Q. What federal funding does Texas receive?
Texans sent the federal government $261 billion in taxes in 2016, and the state government received $39.5 billion in grants in return, or about 15 percent of our total federal tax tab. Those grants were the state’s second-largest revenue source, providing more than a third of its net revenue in that year.
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- Q. What federal funding does Texas receive?
- Q. What is the most important tax that funds Texas government?
- Q. How many judges are in Texas?
- Q. Who is the chief justice of Texas?
- Q. Who are the judges in Texas?
- Q. How many judges are on the Texas Supreme Court?
- Q. How does a case get to the Texas Supreme Court?
- Q. Can you appeal a Texas Supreme Court decision?
Q. What is the most important tax that funds Texas government?
sales tax
Q. How many judges are in Texas?
Profiling Texas Judges
| All Judges (n=3151) | Justice of the Peace Courts (n=832) | |
|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | 72.4 | 69.4 |
| Female (%) | 27.6 | 30.6 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| African American (%) | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Q. Who is the chief justice of Texas?
Nathan L. Hecht is the 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. He has been elected to the Court seven times, first in 1988 as a Justice, and in 2014 and 2020 as Chief Justice.
Q. Who are the judges in Texas?
- Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht. Place 1.
- Justice Eva Guzman. Place 9. Justice Eva Guzman has served at three levels of the Texas judiciary.
- Justice Debra Lehrmann. Place 3.
- Justice Jeffrey S. Boyd.
- Justice John Phillip Devine. Place 4.
- Justice Jimmy Blacklock. Place 2.
- Justice Brett Busby. Place 8.
- Justice Jane Bland. Place 6.
Q. How many judges are on the Texas Supreme Court?
Composed of the chief justice and eight justices, the Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters in the state. The Supreme Court is in Austin, immediately northwest of the state Capitol. Supreme Court justices are elected to staggered six-year terms in statewide elections.
Q. How does a case get to the Texas Supreme Court?
The Texas Supreme Court, unlike the Court of Appeals, is a court of petition. This means that it does not take every case. After filing, the Texas Supreme Court will take up a petition, and review it. If no action is taken, then the petition will be denied in the general Texas Supreme Court orders.
Q. Can you appeal a Texas Supreme Court decision?
See TRAP 53.7(e). A petitioner may file a motion for extension of the deadline to file a reply to the respondent’s response, and there is no hard deadline for filing such a motion. See TRAP 53.7(f). There is no notice of appeal in Texas Supreme Court practice, and the petition for review itself contains legal argument.
