How can Texas fund the state without charging state income tax?

Question

I get that many services you can obtain from other states doesn’t exist in Texas.

But still to fund the police, pave roads etc. can’t be cheap and can’t be all or even funded by feds.

Do they charge a high sales/corporate tax?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Roads in Texas are partially funded by a 3¢ per gallon fuel tax. Of course, that was instituted in the same stroke of legislation that saw three Texas Highway Department transform into the Texas Department of Transportation which deals with all forms of transport (air, rail, road, water).