<P> As of 2008, Texas residents paid a total of $88,794 million dollars in income taxes . This does not include Federal taxes paid by Texas businesses . </P> <P> Besides sales tax, other taxes include franchise, insurance, natural gas, alcohol, cigarettee and tobacco taxes . Texas has no personal state income tax . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Major spending categories </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Major spending categories </Dt>

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