Texas consumers are burdened with high tax rates on telecommunications services. The average consumer who subscribes to telephone, cable, and cellular service pays annual taxes of around $318. Texas’ tax rate on landline telephone service is the third highest in the nation.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in Hidalgo County
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in Hidalgo County? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the county’s 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using...
March 9, 2026