Aren't the property taxes in texas crazy high?Originally posted by SkiBum5.0
After living in Texas for a while now, Alberta needs to look long and hard at how TX has attracted new industries. Texas gets ~12.5% of it's GDP from Energy. Recently, major industries have chosen Texas over other states thanks to cost of living and low-tax environments.
Toyota chose Plano for it's US headquarters, and numerous tech companies have chosen Austin as their home base. Why? Low corp and personal tax rates, and a good standard of living.
It may also be time to look at other forms of government revenue such as toll roads. I really think the pay-to-play strategy works. Those that want to get to work fast, pay to use the EZ Tag lane.