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Reading the legislation I saw a cap on the percentage that could be increased without a vote but there was never anything on the table that had an absolute apprisal cap. Did you read the legislation or read about it in the papers? Did you notice that the "conservative" papers like the Altered Statesmen were all for it and lied about it right and left (or more likely their reporters are incapable of reading).

Taxing companies on their payroll is an income tax. You may like new taxes but I don't like them. If someone can figure out a way to get around them so much the better, taxes are wrong and making new ones isn't the answer.

How about old Perry get to work on figuring out why HHS budgets have gone up at the cost to other programs such as roads and take care of business rather than providing insurance.

You think that Perry is a fine fiscal conservative ask him to submit a budget that's 7% less than the one he submitted. That would take care of all new taxes and allow a property tax decrease on top of that. You don't think that the bloated Texas government can't live on 7% less must be new to the state. Or want a state income tax.

You want to know about the state budget? Read the 1,100 page appropriations bill and we can have a conversation about the need for new taxes and playing shell games.

Oh, and as for caps I was around with the first sales tax went into effect and sold to the sheeple with the understanding that the 1% sales tax would never go up. Yeah, sure, I trust them like I trust a used car salesmen (with apologies to used car salesmen).