While the positives outnumber the negatives in the state’s new budget, Texas will be well served if its state leaders remain focused on fiscal restraint. The national recession has been punishing to states that lost their budget discipline and abandoned pro-growth tax policies, and Texas should not follow their example.
Taxes & Spending
These 12 Small & Mid-Sized Cities and Counties are Threatening Huge Tax Hikes
Many small and mid-sized cities and counties are right now considering tax rates that, if ultimately adopted, will result in homeowners paying higher taxes. In some cases, those threatened tax hikes are dramatic. To better understand which Texas taxpayers are in the danger zone, I recently surveyed numerous Notices of Public Hearing on Tax Increase,...
September 14, 2026