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December 2001

Slump or Bump?
Industries related to travel and tourism declined drasically after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Comptroller's Desk
If all Texas businesses paid their sales taxes online, the paper alone that Texans would save would reach from the floor of the Capitol rotunda to the top of the Capitol dome.
A Friendlier File
With the Comptroller's online tax filing system, there's no paper forms, no checks to write and no trip to the post office.
Home Sweet Home Market
September 11, 2001 left many in the real estate business wondering if Texans would still buy big-ticket items like homes.
Patients Teaching Doctors
Texas medical students learn in Central America, on the Texas-Mexico Border and in free clinics in Central Texas.
Driving Down Costs
Texas has more roadways than any other state in the country and is using recycling to lower the cost of maintaining them.
Comptroller News
Galveston ISD making progress; IT Academy launches second class; unclaimed property auction a success.
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Texas at a Glance: The Top Cash Crop
Cattle is still the state's top crop, but greenhouses and nurseries have passed cotton.
Texas stats
Fiscal and economic data
Notas Fiscales
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