Texas Reduced Its Reliance on Most Forms of Taxation in the First

Texas reduced its reliance on most forms of taxation in the first part of the twentieth century because of ______.

A) the takeover of state government by fiscal conservatives
B) a large influx of money from the federal government
C) a large influx of funds from the rapidly growing oil industry
D) a large influx of funds from the rapidly growing timber industry
E) a large influx of funds from the rapidly growing cotton industry