Texas’ local property tax is big and fast-growing. In fiscal 2013, local governments received in excess of $45 billion in property tax revenue, making it the single largest tax imposed in the Lone Star State. Of the total levy, school district taxes represented more than half of the overall burden, at $24.9 billion. The number of taxing jurisdictions levying a property tax grew to more than 4,000 statewide, an increase of 10.6% compared to a decade prior.
Most Americans ‘Triggered’ by the Grocery Store
A new Axios-Harris poll bolsters the idea that Washington D.C. policymakers and Bidenomics have utterly failed most Americans. Some topline findings: “Republicans, rural residents, renters, women and singles disproportionately feel like they’re in a big fat funk financially…” “Six in 10 surveyed say they’re now ‘triggered’ by trips to the grocery store.” “Grocery purchases are...