From 1990 to 2010, severance taxes have declined. One explanation for this trend is the:

A. decline in oil prices.
B. decline in oil production in Texas.
C. increasing popularity of alternative fuels such as ethanol.
D. impact in foreign oil production as a result of the Gulf War and War in Iraq.


B. decline in oil production in Texas.

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