RicK perry did not “Give” us no income tax. we had none when he came into office, and we had to beat back attempts TWICE to add a state income tax.
We are blessed with Oil, and Oil has gone up 3-5X in the last 10 years.
That’s the “real” secret of why the debt in texas is not bigger.
It’s already big enough
http://www.usdebtclock.org/state-debt-clocks/state-of-texas-debt-clock.html
Interesting, I noticed on TX debt clock almost 1 in 5 are on food stamps. I better check my State, Ohio.