Legislator proposes state income tax Says plan is a fair way to fund schools EL PASO -- The only fair way to reform school financing is to create a state income tax, lower property taxes and write an ironclad law that ensures the money is spent on education, a senator told a Texas House caucus on Thursday. However, Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, who spoke at a Mexican American Legislative Caucus hearing in El Paso, said he didn't believe the current method of financing, called "Robin Hood," is broken. The Texas Legislature is expected to be called to a special...