A sound tax system is simple to understand, not overly costly to implement, and minimizes economic distortions. Compared to other states, Texas’ current tax system can be improved by repealing property taxes and replacing the revenues with a reformed sales tax.
How Well Are Texas Public Universities Serving Their Students?
This paper represents the first installment of what will be an ongoing study of Texas public universities. This first phase, released in March 2024, is a review of three leading, existing ranking protocols, which measure free speech, academic quality, and Return on Investment by major and program. Our next installment will measure and report on...