Answer:
The process which the Texas cities have used is
E. Initiative
Explanation:
Alcoholic beverages
A county may charge its own fee for a state-issued permit to sell
alcoholic beverages in the county in an amount no greater than half
of what the state charges
Texas requires appraisal of property every three years at its fair
market value unless another system of valuation is specified. All
property is assessed at 100% of its appraised value for taxation. Each
year, a county may propose two property tax rates on the assessed
value under its jurisdiction that must be approved separately, one of
which is for debt service and the other of which is for funding normal
operations. Together they form a single county rate that may not
exceed the lower of the effective tax rate or the rollback tax rate,
unless the county first holds public hearings. The effective tax rate
is the rate needed to produce the amount of levy from the prior year.
The rollback tax rate is specifically designed to prevent property tax
rate limitations from precluding a county from servicing its debts.
Counties do not have the authority to levy franchise taxes or fees.
<u>Alcohol
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Each county receives about a tenth of the revenues collected
outside the incorporated limits of a municipality from a 14% state tax
on mixed beverages.
<u>Motor fuel
</u>
Each county receives a portion of the revenues from a state tax
on gasoline. The revenues are channeled to counties through the
County and Road District Highway Fund in proportion to their area,
rural population, and total mileage of lateral roads. A county may
use its portion for the construction and maintenance of lateral roads
or the acquisition of rights-of-way for lateral roads, farm-to-market.
