Stories by Gov. Greg Abbott on Southeast Texas Record

Everything is bigger in Texas - including, unfortunately, your property tax rate. In fact, Texas has one of the highest effective real estate tax rates in the nation. Only Illinois and New Jersey beat us. Let that sink in. Illinois. And New Jersey. That's unacceptable.

Forced annexation by cities — without a vote by the impacted property owners — is piracy by government, a tyranny of taxation without representation that would have made old King George proud.

It takes more than capital to start a business.

Tech jobs are flowing to Texas as businesses flee California's high taxes, burdensome regulations and unaffordable housing.

If you want to cut your property taxes, vote for Proposition 1. It’s time for homeowners—not the government—to truly own their own property.

If every woman-owned business in America were able to add just one new job tomorrow, the nation would reach full employment.

Businesses owned by women in Texas are growing at more than twice the rate of all firms nationwide.