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

Abstract

At the request of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, GAO examined the condition of local public services in poorer communities in light of recent declines in federal-local government aid and the expiration of the general revenue sharing (GRS) program. GAO visited communities in three states to (1) examine these conditions, (2) identify local responses to cope with the conditions, and (3) determine whether state policies and actions have helped to offset the negative impacts of losses in federal aid. This report is a case study of the city of Weslaco and Uvalde County, two of Texas's poorer communities.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA270236

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