π€ TEXAS FISCAL SIMULATOR Β· FY 2025β2026 OFFICIAL BASELINE
Eliminate the Texas Property Tax
Texas has no state income tax, but levies $84.5 Billion / year in local property taxes across School Districts (ISDs), Counties, Cities, and Special Districtsβcosting the average household over $7,550 annually. You now control Texas public finance. Can you completely abolish property taxes while keeping schools, law enforcement, and local governments solvent? Close sales tax loopholes, eliminate special districts, consolidate city halls, cut state agency budgets, and eliminate other state taxes.
Property Tax Abolished$0.0B / $84.5B (0%)
State Budget
+$1.65B
Operating Surplus
Local Govs Balance
+$1.00B
Local Govs Solvent
Household Savings
+$0 / yr
Net Annual Impact
Texas Constitutional Abolition Action
Zero out all $84.5 Billion in Texas local property taxes statewide with a single statutory strike.
Sales Tax Rates & Intergovernmental Reallocation
Adjust statutory consumption tax rates and allocate replacement funding from the State of Texas directly to local school districts, counties, and cities to offset abolished property taxes.
State Sales Tax Rate
6.25%Baseline: 6.25% (Range: 0%β25%)
Local Sales Tax Cap
2.00%Baseline: 2.00% (Range: 0%β10%)
State-to-Local Replacement Fund
$0.0BRange: $0β$120B/yr
Expanded Taxable Base: $760B | State Sales Tax: +$47.5B | Local Sales Tax: +$14.2B
Close Sales Tax Loopholes (Base Broadening)
The Texas Comptroller documents over $71 Billion in state sales tax exemptions and exclusions (Pub 96-463). Broaden the sales tax base to replace property tax revenue across 33 statutory exemptions.
Restructure Local Governments & Special Districts
Texas has over 4,200 local taxing units. Eliminate duplicate administrative bloat by dissolving special districts and consolidating municipal city halls into county general governments.
1. Eliminate Special Taxing Districts
Choose how to eliminate each district's property tax: Privatize (100% market user-fees, $0 state/local tax cost), Shift to State (absorbed into Texas state budget outlays), or Consolidate into County.
π§ Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs)
1,200+ developer MUD boards levying $5.00B property taxes for local water & sewer lines.
Status Quo: $5.00B Property Tax Levied
π Emergency Services Districts (ESDs)
340+ independent ESD taxing entities levying $1.80B property taxes for fire and EMS.
Status Quo: $1.80B Property Tax Levied
π₯ Hospital Districts (Charity & Indigent Care)
Harris Health, Parkland, and county hospital districts levying $3.50B property taxes.
Status Quo: $3.50B Property Tax Levied
π Community College Districts (Higher Ed)
50 college taxing districts levying $1.70B in local property taxes.
Status Quo: $1.70B Property Tax Levied
2. Eliminate Cities / Consolidate Municipalities
Texas has over 1,220 incorporated cities with duplicate city councils, city managers, and municipal courtrooms. Dissolving or consolidating cities transfers essential police and road services to counties while eliminating administrative waste.
Maintains all ~1,220 independent incorporated city halls, city managers, and municipal police departments.
Cut Texas State Government Spending
π Sorted by Budget Size (Largest to Smallest)
Organized across all 10 Articles of the Texas General Appropriations Act (GAA), sorted from largest agency appropriation to smallest. Trim non-essential programs, state bureaucracy, or corporate subsidies to free up General Revenue for local property tax elimination.
Options to Eliminate Other State Taxes
Beyond property taxes, Texas businesses and consumers pay billions in state gross receipts, motor fuels, severance, and vehicle taxes. Eliminate any or all of them.
10-Year Trajectory: Homeowner Savings vs. Local Debt
Compares cumulative Texas homeowner savings against State Economic Stabilization Fund (Rainy Day Fund) balances and local government debt accumulation over the next decade.
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The Lone Star Liberator
Monumental Achievement! You completely abolished the $84.5 Billion Texas property tax while keeping both state government and local public safety fully solvent and funded!
Property Tax Cut
$84.5B (100%)
Annual Taxpayer Relief
State Operating Balance
+$1.65B
Annual State Surplus / Deficit
Local Govs Balance
+$1.00B
ISDs, Counties & Cities Solvency
Household Net Savings
+$2,364 / yr
Average Texas Homeowner Savings
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Itemized accounting of every property tax eliminated, sales tax loophole closed, local government consolidated, and state budget reform enacted.
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