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Abbott was sworn in as governor of Texas on January 20, 2015, succeeding Rick Perry. [91] [92] He is the first governor of Texas and the third elected governor of a U.S. state to use a wheelchair, after Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (1929–1932) and George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979; 1983–1987). [93] [94] [95]
The governor is inaugurated on the third Tuesday of January every four years along with the lieutenant governor, and serves a term of four years. Prior to the present laws, in 1845, the state's first constitution established the office of governor, serving a term of two years, but no more than four years of every six. [ 4 ]
Social Security gets the vast majority of its funding -- more than three-quarters -- from payroll taxes. Most workers in the United States pay 6.2% of their wages into Social Security taxes, and ...
The amendments authorized the taxation of Social Security recipients over a certain income level and increased tax rates on the self-employed to equal the employer/employee payroll contributions ...
Social Security taxes and benefits work a little differently for the self-employed. Here's what you need to know. The Self-Employed Worker's Guide to Social Security
The Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. The official residence of the Texas governor is the Texas Governor's Mansion, in Austin. The mansion was built in 1854 and has been the home of every governor since 1856. It is also one of the official workplaces for the governor.
With Social Security benefits no longer available, Texas would need to establish its own system to support retirees and those with disabilities, which have historically been covered by the Social ...
Failing to obtain political consensus for his proposal, Bush used a budget surplus to push through a $2 billion tax-cut plan, which was the largest in Texas history and cemented Bush's credentials as a pro-business fiscal conservative. [9] To pay for the tax cuts, he sought federal approval of a plan to privatize Texas' social services.