Social Services Are Likely to Remain a Perennial Issue in Texas

Social services are likely to remain a perennial issue in Texas politics because _____.

A) the economy swings from boom to bust, and in low times the number of people requiring services increases while government revenue decreases
B) the state's immigration rate is high, and many immigrants lack essential job skills and become the working poor
C) disparities between rich and poor are growing
D) conservatism in Texas dominated politics in the early 2000s
E) all of these