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Who Pays Texas Taxes? (2023)
View this blog as a PDF here. This is an updated version of our biennial report on the state and local tax systems. View the previous version of this report
Dick Lavine
February 24, 2023
View this blog as a PDF here. This is an updated version of our biennial report on the state and local tax systems. View the previous version of this report
This is an updated version of a report published September 2nd, 2021. Read that post here. Property tax cut bills in the 2021 special sessions In his priority lists for
The Texas Public Policy Foundation and Every Texan release a joint statement regarding legislation to extend the Chapter 313 program of school property tax abatements. These tax breaks do not
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 their income, while the Texas
Download this report as a PDF For the state to invest in the building blocks of thriving communities — schools, health care, public safety, roads, parks, and other public services
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 state economy is far from
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 to expire at the end
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 want to avoid similar tight
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 would reduce the rates of
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 are some answers to frequently