oh yea -Tx property tax is off the chart.
Sure is. Tax and spend state and local governments here in Texas are in full empire building mode - and party affiliation is not a factor. They ALL engage in the feeding frenzy.
Oh yeah, without a doubt. Sales tax as well. My oldest son lives in Sabine County in Deep East Texas. The majority of residents there cross the bridge and do their shopping in Sabine Parish because everything is a lot cheaper in Louisiana. It goes deeper than the percentage you pay at the register. All of the built in taxes are also lower, which lowers the price even before the consumer sales tax is rung up. Several residents of Sabine County have a nice side business buying cartons of cigarettes to resell in Texas.
Those who believe they’re actually saving money by moving to a state with no income tax are deluding themselves. Texas is in full blown development mode at the moment, and that isn’t cheap. The state isn’t swimming in cash because the tax burden is low. Hidden and low are not synonymous.