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A Message from the Comptroller
used simply to house prisoners awaiting transfer to
conventional prison units. We examine that issue
and some suggestions that have been proposed to fix
the system.
As always, I hope you enjoy this issue!
T[Esm HAAR
Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsTexas will spend nearly
$79 billion to provide health
and human services (HHS)
in the current biennium.
H HS is the state's second-
largest spending area after
education, and millions
of Texans depend on the
services it provides.
Our federal tax dollars
provide more than half of the money we spend on
HHS, so anything that affects that funding stream can
have significant consequences. A case in point is the
1115 Medicaid waiver, a program that channels federal
funding to medical providers that serve the state's most
vulnerable populations, including rural hospitals
that provide a lifeline for persons with little access to
health care.
By 2022, various iterations of the 1115 Medicaid
waiver will have provided Texas with up to $60 billion
in vital funding. A portion of the program will expire
in 2021, but the waiver can still provide hundreds of
millions of dollars if the state can negotiate an extension
for the program. It's a complex but important story we
explain in this month's issue.
We also examine Texas' state jail program. Our state
jails were created in the early 1990s during a prison
population explosion. They were designed to provide
a cheaper and more effective program for nonviolent
offenders, offering them an array of services intended to
help them find work and avoid committing new crimes
after release.
In more recent years, however, the program has
received significant criticism for drifting away from its
original goals; today, state jails are more commonlyMETROPLEX REGION
VS. TEXAS AND U.S.EMPLOYMENT
WAGES*__
-- - - - - - - -- - - -
30 ---- -- ----------- - -- -
REGION TEXAS U.S. REGION TEXAS U.S.
" Real rate of change
"*Figures include private- and public-sector employees with the exception of active-duty
military personnel, railroad employees, religious institution employees and the self-employed.
Sources: JobsEQ and U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsEIIOMOMY
Receipts subject to state sales
tax directly attributed to the
Metroplex Region trended
upward in the past decade,
with a significant climb
following the 2008 recession.REGIONAL RECEIPTS SUBJECT
TO SALES TAX, 2007-2017
0
_ $60-------------------------
TT T - TrEN
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsCONCLUSION
THE METROPLEX REGION IS ONE OF THE
COMPTROLLER'S 12 ECONOMIC REGIONS.
To see a complete list of these regions, plus more in-depth county-by-county
data, visit: comptroller.texas.gov/economy/economic-data/regions/
If you would like to receive paper copies of FiscalNotes, contact us at
fiscal.notes@cpa.texas.gov2 GLENN HEGAR, TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
POPLAIO RO H POPULATION INCREASE
METROPLEX REGION VS.
TEXAS AND U.S., 2010-2017
The Metroplex Region's REGION
estimated total population in
2017 was about 7.4 million, or
more than 27 percent of the 1 TEXAS
state's total population. This is
an increase of nearly 15 percent
(almost 1 million people) since U
the 2010 census. , % Source: U.S. Census Burea
JOBS &IAABEI1AMES, 2001-2011 In 2017, the Metroplex
Region accounted for
nearly 30 percent of the state's total
employment, more than any other region.
POPULATION INCREASE
METROPLEX REGION VS.
TEXAS AND U.S., 2010-2017
REGION
17% TEXAS
U.S. 12.8%
MCTDDI C D~fIARI18.6%_o_
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