Congress in Chaos: Misinformation and Misplaced Priorities

[Shell_Seas]

What happens when misinformation drives national security debates?

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/congress-in-chaos-misinformation



Aside from the election, the Texas Legislature has been quiet this week. The Texas House Select Study Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief has a hearing scheduled today, which I am watching. Depending on how long it goes, I will have the rundown for you later this afternoon or tomorrow.

Homeowners in Texas are acutely aware of the high property tax. Texas has the fifth highest property tax in America—even higher than California. Of course, this is the fault of the Republican Texas government, whose poor economic ideals consist of “cutting everything” and “paying for nothing.” In turn, most of the cost of education is passed on to counties. And schools have to be paid for, so that cost is passed on to homeowners.

It’s not only education. Every department in the Texas government is underfunded. During the last legislative session, I watched the Senate appropriation hearings. Every department begged for more money and talked about how they couldn’t keep staff because they paid half of what people could make in the private sector and had high turnover rates. Don’t even get me started on the technology. We’re way behind.

But before we get to everyone’s favorite topic of taxes, we need to discuss what the heck is happening in Washington, DC. It’s completely unhinged.

[gab13by13]

1. Correct me if I am wrong

but I believe that Texas doesn't have a state income tax. Of course property owners will have to pay the brunt of the taxes.

I worked for a while in Texas 30 years ago and the people there told me they don't repave secondary roads they just let them turn into gravel roads.

What does Washington have to do with Texas not having an income tax?

[Shell_Seas]

2. Texas does not have an income tax. However, because of the astronomically high property and sales tax,

our overall burden is still higher than several dozen states.

Texas infrastructure is crumbling.

Washington has nothing to do with Texas taxes. I write about Texas politics and politicians. They mentioned the income tax because today, the state legislature is holding a tax hearing, which is what the next article will be about--just a heads up on what is coming next. The rest of the article was about Texas dipshits Pat Fallon, August Pfluger, and Beth Van Duyne.