Multiple Choice
How successful has the sunset process been in Texas?
A) Despite failing to reduce the size of the bureaucracy, it has helped rid state government of some obsolete agencies, modernized state laws, and made some agencies more responsive to the public.
B) Of the total number of agencies reviewed by the sunset process, around 80 percent have been phased out, with their operations transferred to other agencies.
C) Despite failing to prevent the rapid increase of the bureaucracy, it has forced many programs back to the legislature to be revised before being implemented.
D) The sunset process has brought about sweeping reforms in the bureaucracy by urging the legislature to pass new laws and restrictions and has increased efficiency while cutting costs.
E) The sunset process has been very successful in reducing the number of agencies in Texas by 30 percent, though other agencies have grown in size, which has increas the size of the bureaucracy.
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