The Effect of Higher Gas Taxes on Texas Motorists

May 20, 2009

James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.

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The Effect of Higher Gas Taxes on Texas Motorists

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