Texas Net Expenditures by Object - Fiscal 2012
(All Funds, Excluding Trust)

Object Category	Amount	Percent of Total	Percent Change from 2011
Public Assistance Payments	$34,916,037,739	37.0	(2.8)
Intergovernmental Payments:
Foundation School Program Grants	19,222,015,479	20.4	8.8
Other Public Education Grants	6,329,470,849	6.7	(16.0)
Grants to Higher Education	1,143,310,454	1.2	(4.2)
Other Grants	2,628,761,369	2.8	(10.6)
Highway Construction and Maintenance	4,186,493,637	4.4	10.9
Capital Outlay	492,013,466	0.5	(7.6)
Cost of Goods Sold	466,004,486	0.5	(5.2)
Salaries and Wages	10,255,623,349	10.9	(0.7)
Employee Benefit Payments	2,267,659,536	2.4	(11.0)
Payroll Related Costs	2,709,221,497	2.9	(2.3)
Professional Service and Fees	2,079,300,952	2.2	(9.6)
Travel	143,551,689	0.2	(0.3)
Supplies and Materials	1,079,339,070	1.1	5.0
Communication and Utilities	472,565,322	0.5	(5.8)
Repairs and Maintenance	927,318,700	1.0	11.1
Rentals and Leases	265,513,723	0.3	(0.0)
Printing and Reproduction	38,311,087	0.0	1.3
Debt Service - Interest	1,286,093,706	1.4	31.3
Lottery Winnings Paid**	619,034,021	0.7	14.3
Claims and Judgments	105,704,021	0.1	3.9
Other Expenditures	2,623,576,063	2.8	(12.6)

** Does not include payments made by retailers.