Yes, he feigns being tough or doing the right thing, but in the end he does zip to change anything for the better. He makes promises he doesn't keep. Texas is a good place to live but the government is run by the usual politicians...looking to keep the status quo, get re-elected, not do anything too drastic, and keep money flowing to their election fund contributors. In the process our freedoms are slowly draining away. My favorite example is the property tax situation. The last couple of governors including Abbot were all about not raising the property tax rate. Made a big deal about it. Then turned around and told the county taxing districts to raise the property values every year. So yeah, the tax rate didn't go up, but our taxes did because the values have gone up 1100% (no typo). This forces multi-generational landowners to sell out to the developers which are some of the biggest election contributors.
Yes, he feigns being tough or doing the right thing, but in the end he does zip to change anything for the better. He makes promises he doesn't keep. Texas is a good place to live but the government is run by the usual politicians...looking to keep the status quo, get re-elected, not do anything too drastic, and keep money flowing to their election fund contributors. In the process our freedoms are slowly draining away. My favorite example is the property tax situation. The last couple of governors including Abbot were all about not raising the property tax rate. Made a big deal about it. Then turned around and told the county taxing districts to raise the property values every year. So yeah, the tax rate didn't go up, but our taxes did because the values have gone up 1100% (no typo). This forces multi-generational landowners to sell out to the developers which are some of the biggest election contributors.
Oh I know about the property tax bit being a home owner here. Thanks for the info. :)