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Distressed Communities: Capital Investments Were Postponed in Texas as Local Economies Weakened

HRD-91-14 Published: Feb 06, 1991. Publicly Released: Feb 06, 1991.
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GAO provided information on the condition of basic public services in two economically distressed communities in Texas, focusing on: (1) the changing federal-local fiscal relations due to declining federal aid and the loss of general revenue sharing; and (2) local efforts to cope with fiscal problems and whether state policies helped to offset those circumstances.

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Economically depressed areasFederal aid to localitiesstate relationsFiscal policiesIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMunicipal budgetsRevenue sharinglocal relationsLocal governmentsFederal assistance programs