Essay On Fiscal Policy In Texas

Property taxes in Texas have not always been the most favorite bill a citizen has to pay, some are large bills and some are small bills. Many legislatures and governors have played a role when it comes to property taxes and how much each citizen should be taxed. Depending on the area you live in, when it comes to school districts many have to pay taxes for more than one school district.

Texas is considered a very diverse and unique state in many different aspects. It is the second largest state with more than twenty-six million people residing. People all over the state live in a variety of environments, cities, suburbs, rural areas, you name it. Of course though, like in everything else, there are always both positive and negative things. However, despite the fact that Texas have very high poverty rates and it has the second highest income inequality, Texas is a very interesting state and it has a lot of things that are worth learning about. I learned some things about Texas politics that I thought were very interesting. These topics include the State Constitution and the legislature.

Texas is one of the most powerful states in the union. Texas seems to thrive when other states are going under. Maybe the writers of the New Texas Constitution got it right. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

The Texas Constitution was amended in 1993, during Governor William P. Clements’ second administration, to prohibit a state income tax. Therefore, any such proposal would have serious difficulties passing both chambers of the legislature and then it would be subject to ratification through a statewide referendum. Texas’ lack of a state income tax seems to have enhanced its economy vitality with this approach. It also lacks a corporate income tax, which is not prohibited by the Constitution. Texas is one of seven

There are pros and cons to Texas not having state taxes. Overall Texas still receives a fair amount of taxes by collecting sales tax and property tax. Most Texans pay more in taxes than places such as Californians, but rich Texans pay a lot less. That's great for rich

The state of Texas does not have a state income tax. States collect taxes to generate revenue to operate. Texas collects the necessary funds from property and sales taxes. As of 2014, there are only seven states that do not collect an individual income tax. The other six states are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. Tennessee and New Hampshire have a limited tax on individuals, taxing only dividends and interest income. The lack of individual income tax is protected by Article 8 of the Texas State Constitution, which limits potential tax in the future as well. Texas funds itself through a 6.25% sales tax, taxes on motor vehicle sales and fuel, and taxes and royalties on oil and natural-gas production. Texas has

As we all know, Texas is a conservative state, meaning it holds to its traditional beliefs, laws, and values; it also is very cautious about any kind of change, commonly related to politics or religion. This, unquestionably makes me think Texas voters would not support this idea, making it impossible to happen. Of course, this is not an easy decision, principally because it involves modifying the Texas Constitution, yet I consider this to be a “necessary evil,” meaning that the idea might not be supported or accepted by everyone, but still might be imperative for the development of not only our state but our society.

The state of Texas has a government that is broken up in a way to appeal to the public. The question of trusting the government is a common thing for some people. There could be many reasons for this but that’s not important. The government is here to keep control and needs to be trusted by the people. To prevent this distrust, the government is broke up into multiple different levels. These levels are made to aid public needs and separate major powers. The Texas legislature is the main level.

Texas is a state built on a majority of minority groups. The larger groups are made up of an overflowing amount of Hispanic and Asian citizens whose population continues to grow. As these minority groups continue to grow and expand so does the diversity which each group carries and creates. These groups make up a large amount of the state and endow it with an immense amount of liberal belief. The state itself was created in a very conservative manner and with more than one group of people the state can progress into a more democratic ideal. With four of the United States’ largest cities in Texas and those

Given that, Texas had to fight with the Confederacy when the Civil War began. Since the Confederacy lost, all the states who fought on the side of the Confederacy had to go under a period of reconstruction. This period was intended to help bring the states back to a working state and to help with the now freed slaves. This was not in Texas’s favor. Since Texas didn’t really depend on slavery, its economy bounced back pretty fast but still had to go through a reconstruction period. This ended up making the government centralized. The governor had a lot of power and didn’t use it wisely. When this period ended, and it was time to write a new constitution, Texas made one where the governor had extremely limited power and that the government was comprised of a plural executive.

Texas might be a small-government state, but it is a proud and stubbornly independent one. With the 84th legislature imposing state will on local policies, politicians of all sorts are unhappy. Regardless, there are arguments both for and against local control, and overall, they have the public’s best interests at heart.

The counties in Texas have an odd relationship with the state government and the Texas constitution. The counties are under the state and they are required to handle duties that the state rants them. However, the counties are strongly against the involvement of the state government. Brown (2014) states that “both county officials and county residents see them as local governments and resent any state ‘interference’” (p.110). The counties are charged with the responsibilities of collecting taxes on both urban and rural property, issues state automobile licenses, enforce state laws, register voters, conduct elections, and help administer justice. The counties, along with state and federal governments, “conducts health and welfare programs, maintains

Texas is a state that prefers a limited style of government, because there is a high distrust in the government’s ability to create laws

Though the Texas' economy has diversified in recent decades, the state's abundant oil and gas resources remain a valuable asset - especially when prices for those commodities are high - that most other states lack. Even if it were possible for other states to replicate these features, the fact that so many Texans have failed to benefit from them - with poverty, low-wage jobs and lack of health insurance all above the national average - makes Texas a less-than-desirable model to

In Erica Grieder’s book, she points out that Texas has a governing philosophy called the The Texas Model where it calls for low taxes and low services (23). It can be said that this would not be deemed helpful for the people, since many require the public services of the government, especially in the fields of education and health care. However, Grieder states that statistics show otherwise, the model is working for Texas. Apparently, Texas is highly averse to taxes, part of the aversion due to the limits in taxing authority of the state itself, which also helps to create a business-friendly state. Due to the