Texas is a Right to Work state, meaning Texans cannot be forced to join a union to get a job. Unlike states that do not have this employee protection, Texas employees and employers have not seen control of wages, work standards, and other labor-management policy shift almost entirely to unions. However, Texas’ growing influence on national policy has made it a target for Big Labor in recent years, and there are problems that need to be addressed.
Taxes & Spending
Eliminating the School M&O Property Tax
Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the nation. In 2014, the Tax Foundation reported that Texas had the sixth highest effective property tax rate. In 2016, more than 5,100 local tax jurisdictions levied $56.1 billion in property taxes, or $2,000 on average for every Texan—man, woman, and child. And property taxes continue...
September 1, 2018