Homeowners and businesses are struggling under the weight of Texas’ property tax. In 2015, more than 4,100 taxing jurisdictions levied $52.2 billion in property taxes, an increase of almost $12 billion over the past five years. On a per-capita basis, Texas’ property tax imposed a burden of $1,900 on every man, woman, and child in the state and cost a family of four nearly $8,000. It's time for a property tax trigger.
Property Rights
Oakland fined this couple $915,000 for preventing fires. That’s 18 times the penalty for actual arson
Imagine buying a piece of property, being ordered by the government to clear it of fire hazards, and then being handed a near-million-dollar bill by that same government for doing exactly what it asked. It sounds like a dystopian satire of bureaucratic overreach, but for Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner, it is a harrowing legal...
August 19, 2026