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Texas State Progress Report Highlights Growth Across Education and Economy
Since 1963 state investment in higher education doubled and faculty salaries rose 40 percent while public school support grew 44 percent in four years. A $100 million teacher pay raise, a college loan fund of $85 million, and migrant literacy programs are noted. Water, aging, parks, industry, tourism, mental health, pollution, and cultural initiatives are outlined along with a record 855 new industrial plants and 23,000 manufacturing jobs. The report cites strong tourism, budgetary prudence, and continued absence of broad-based taxes.
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