Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1987 Page: 26 of 32
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10B—Burleson Star, Thursday, January 29,1987
Temporary gas tax
increase puts state
on par with country
Texas’ temporary five-cent in-
crease in gasoline tax on January
1 puts the state on a par with the
rest of the country in highway
user fees, according to an
economist with the Federal
Highway Administration.
"Fifteen cents a gallon is just
getting up to the threshold of
what is needed in the leading
states, as far as taxation of motor
fuel," said Tom Cooper, an
economist with FHWA in Wash-
ington, D.C. “The range is wide
among the 50 states, from seven
cents to more than 18 cents. At 10
cents a gallon, Texas was one of
the lowest in the country."
Published reports listing Texas
as a hieh-gasoline-tax state differ
from the highway department’s
official statistics, according to
Bob Lanier, chairman of the
State Highway and Public Trans-
portation Commission.
“There are two major dis-
crepancies," said Lanier. “In
reports ranking Texas thirteenth
highest, states having the same
tax are grouped as one. For ex-
ample, the five states taxing 16
cents per gallon are ranked in
one place. Carrying this logic out,
there are only 26 rankings. On
this basis, it is true that Texas
is thirteenth.”
"But if the ranking allocates
one position to each state, Texas
ranks number 20 of 50 states and
the District of Columbia,” Lanier
said. “Three other states are tied
for that ranking.”
And the second discrepancy
confuses the issue even further,
Lanier said. “Other computations
have ignored the sales tax many
states charge on gasoline,” said
Lanier. “In some states, this
amounts to more than the direct
gasoline tax.”
Lanier said that an average of
all state gasoline taxes must be
considered to get the lull
picture.
“If you average the latest
figures from the Highway Users
Federation and add any state
sales taxes, the national gasoline
tax average is 13.76 cents a
gallon, compared to 15 cents in
Texas,” he said. “But our state
maintains some 40,000 miles of
farm-to-market roads that in
many states are maintained by
the counties. Since further tax
increases occur throught the year
in other states, we expect our
ranking to drop.”
Cooper supports Lanier's pre-
diction ol further increases
“The number of states taxing
more than 15 cents a gallon is
growing,” he said.
But Lanier says the nickel in-
crease enacted in 1986 has not
resulted in an increase in high-
way funding for Texas.
Alvarado
Dog Show
scheduled
The Alvarado Dog Fanciers will
hold three shows the weekend of
Feb. 6-7-8, at the Old Settlers
Reunion Grounds, Alvarado.
On Friday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.,
there will be a conformation
show with classes for all Rare
Breeds of Dogs, and an Obedi-
ence Trials for all breeds of dogs.
There will be another show of
this type on Saturday, Feb. 7, with
judging starting at 10 a.m. On
Sunday, Feb. 8, there will be con-
formation classes for Rare Breeds
and also for all AKC recognized
breeds, and obedience classes for
all breeds.
Classes for AKC Breeds will be
Puppy 2-4 months; Puppy 4-8
months; Puppy 8-12 months,
Open, and Brace. All classes
divided by sex. Classes for Rare
Breeds will be: Puppy 2-4 mon-
ths; Puppy 4-6 months; Puppy 6-9
months; Puppy 9-12 months,
Novice, Bred-By-Exhibitor, Amer-
ican Bred, Open and Best of
Breed, Bit Stud Dog and
Brood 1 \ " . • r Australian
Shephe\da, c f n classes will
be div,ded by colors, and there
will be a Puppy Class for 12-18
months puppies. Obedience class-
es will be Novice A&B, Open
A&B, Utility, Sub-Novice, Grad-
uate Novice, and Brace.
Pre-entries may be mailed to
Noreen Burkhart, Rt. 3, Box 259,
Alvarado, Texas 76009.
Entries should include breed,
age, name of dog, class entered,
name and address of owner and
yrrect fee, which is $6.00 per
4t. *■ *are Breeds, 4nd $4.00
;ttt * f tor AKC Breeds and
.tb nee entries. On site entry
fees will be slightly higher.
For further infoi Vntlon, call
• Ft. Worth) 295-77H Alvarado)
713*3708, or (Cleburne) 645-
9165.
f ■ public Is invited attend.
AdikVusion is free
"At 15 cents a gallon, our gas-
oline tax preserves the increase
made in 1984,” said Lanier. “And
it removes us from the general
revenue category by placing
highway funding entirely on a
user-fee basis."
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1987, newspaper, January 29, 1987; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761134/m1/26/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.