Businesses bearing the highest tax burdens pay more than twice the taxes levied on the group of businesses paying the lowest taxes. While Texas ranks well overall in the level of total taxation per gross state product among the states, some business pay more taxes in Texas than do businesses in many other states.
K-12 Education
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy Texas lacks a coherent third-grade literacy standard and statewide implementation system. Restoring a mastery-based promotion gate and aligning coaching, screening, and funding can reverse stagnating reading outcomes. Key points: Texas removed its third-grade promotion requirement, weakening the connection between reading mastery and grade advancement....
June 9, 2026