The Houston Chronicle has been pushing a state income tax for years. I almost posted the editorial it ran today, because it had so many goofy reasons for supporting it, such as the suggestion that the "wealthy" who will pay more taxes under this deal will enjoy a bigger federal tax deduction!
But I didn't. Republicans are going to get a commanding advantage in the state legislature this year, and I doubt any such bill is allowed for discussion on the floor.
Every major Texas newspaper has been pushing for a state income tax for years. Down here, the Corpus Christi "Ca-Ca" Times has never seen a tax increase it has never liked. Everytime there is a mention of low state revenues they come out with the usual line about a state income tax and how the property tax hurts the poor. How that happens since the poor more than likely live in low income housing or apartments I don't know. If the state legislature remains Democrat after this election and Tony Sanchez gets the governorship don't put it past them to try a state income tax. Heck the legislature doesn't even have to be Democrat because we have enough RINOs that would support the income tax.
The truth to the matter is that in some of these "property poor" school district, the school bureacracy is beyond a mess. Before they dare ask for a tax increase of state income tax, these school districts need a good scrubbing.