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These performance measures show Texas' achievements
in education, natural resources, public safety, public health,
transportation and business and economic development -uall key
government services influencing and affecting residents' quality of life.Education
Percent of Students Completing High School 89.6 92.1 91.4
Total Average Daily Attendance 4,634,263 4,627,055 4,551,084
Natural Resources
Percent of Private Land Acreage in Texas Managed to Enhance Wildlife 16.3 16.7 17.9
Number of Grant-assisted Projects Completed 31 30 38
Note: Grant-assisted projects are local park acquisition, development
or construction projects that receive a state or federal matching grant.
Public Safety
Arrests for Narcotics Violations 1,500 1,497 1,616
Number of Emergency Incidents Coordinated 5,780 4,045 4,679
Public Health
Percent of Prevalence of Tobacco Use Among Middle & High School Youth 23.6 18.1 18.3
in Target Areas of Texas
Number of Women and Children Served (Family Violence Services) 80,940 79,053 79,319
Transportation
Dollar Volume of Construction Contracts Awarded (Millions) $2,280.00 $2,792.20 $3,496.79
Number of Construction Projects Awarded 640 685 868
Business and Economic Development
Customers Served - Job Seekers 1,900,000 1,548,539 1,729,517
CO ' F -C '-Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos
The economy for the Austin area received high marks from a
number of 2012 studies. In its annual analysis of local and state
economies, Policom Corp. ranked Austin the fifth-strongest
metropolitan area in the country. Austin ranked even higher -
second - in a new economic index ranking of the 102 largest cities
in the country.
In Austin, the number of new home building permits issued in 2012
is nearing 2007 levels, with an 83 percent increase over 2011. And
in 2012, Samsung announced a $4 billion investment in its Austin
semiconductor plant to focus on higher-end chips. Local leaders
credit Austin's open, collaborative and supportive business climate
in luring both startup and established businesses to the city.
Dallas - Fort Worth
The Brookings Institute said Dallas/Fort Worth was one of three
nationwide metropolitan areas to have fully recovered from the
recent recession. Both output per capita and employment have
returned to pre-recession levels. Officials credit the growth of energy
production and financial and professional services for the recovery.
The City of Dallas has seen sales tax revenue grow over the past two
years while the city's property tax base has recovered from a three-
year decline.
2 I Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsYou can search any state agency's
Budget Performance and Assessments
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The Comptroller's A Report to the
Citizens of Texas has been awarded
the Certificate of Excellence in
Citizen-Centric Reporting from
the Association of Governmental
Accounting (AGA) for fiscal years:
-2008 . 2009. 2010 . 2011Fort Worth was honored with a 2012 Community Economic Development
Award from the Texas Economic Development Council for attracting GE
Manufacturing Solutions, which is building a facility to annually produce
nearly 300 locomotives.
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown
In the Brookings Global MetroMonitor ranking of the largest 300
metropolitan economies in the world, Houston ranked first in the country,
40th worldwide.
Houston has garnered a number of top spots in 2012 surveys: Payscale.com's
Best Cities for Your Career in 2013, Interactive Advertising Bureau's Mobile
Shopping, and U-Haul International's Top Destination City.
San Antonio - New Braunfels
SABER Research Institute conducted a study crediting the annual impact
of military-related jobs, investment and spending in San Antonio at $27
billion. The study shows that Joint Base San Antonio is the city's largest
single employer with 92,000 positions this is in addition to the 40,000
positions in other areas of the military located in San Antonio.
The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce credits the military and
the expanding healthcare industry for the city's strongest economy in four
years. The On Numbers Economic Index rates San Antonio's economy in
the top three of Texas metropolitan areas, and 11th nationally.www.wi ndow.state.tx. us
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