DeVore, Nolan: In Texas, where being tough on crime is practically a residency requirement, legislators shifted funds from building prisons to alternatives such as strengthening probation and expanding drug courts.
Taxes & Spending
Just the Facts: Property Taxes, 3rd edition
This study compares property tax levy growth with population and inflation increases in Texas’ most populous cities, counties, and school districts. Key points Property taxes are growing faster than necessary in many parts of Texas. From 2018 to 2022, property taxes outstripped population and inflation in a majority of Texas’ most populous cities, counties, and...
December 7, 2023