Revenue Briefing: Who Pays Texas Taxes
Our state’s tax system is upside down. Texas households that are least able to afford it pay the most in taxes as a percentage of
Dick Lavine
March 2, 2021
Our state’s tax system is upside down. Texas households that are least able to afford it pay the most in taxes as a percentage of
Download this report as a PDF For the state to invest in the building blocks of thriving communities — schools, health care, public safety, roads,
The COVID-19-induced crisis is reducing state revenue, while at the same time increasing the demand for public services. The final impact on Texans and the
Lawmakers Should Not Renew Tax Giveaways without Proper Review A gigantic program that lets companies get out of paying most school property taxes is scheduled
You would think that, having just written proposed state budgets that would underfund or cut health care, financial aid, and more, the Texas Legislature would
Public attention is currently focused on the large tax-cut bills that both the House and the Senate passed, in different forms. The House plan, which
The House and Senate have different tax cut proposals, generating many questions about what these tax cuts could mean for the future of Texas. Here
A just-released Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report estimates that undocumented immigrants in Texas collectively paid $1.5 billion in property, sales, and excise taxes
Last week’s release of the 2015 Tax Exemption and Tax Incidence report by the Comptroller’s office is great reminder that Texas tax system is in dire
The price of oil, which was over $100 per barrel last summer, has lately been selling at half that amount. Drilling new wells has slowed
