Texas has fairly low tax rates and no state income tax so it's a pretty affordable place to live. When it comes to living cheap, the lone star state is a pretty good place to be. We're the best place to be for first time home buyers but property taxes can be a little above the national average.
SmartAsset just released its 2025 roundup list of the best housing markets in the United States of America and a small Texas city on the border snagged the #1 spot.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is in full support of a bill banning the majority of cannabis currently being sold in the state. Looks like he used one company as an example and they said he's incorrect about their product.
A growing number of Texans are totally FOR legalizing it and some have actually voted to have it decriminalized in their city. That's not "legalizing" it but agreeing not to arrest somebody for it is the closest Texas has ever come to doing so.
If the taxes on an import go up then, almost always, the price of that item goes up accordingly. If you don't want to pay that extra bit, here are a few things you should probably stock up on now.
Are "blue" Texans welcome in New Mexico? That depends on who you ask. The current political climate in Texas has some Democrats headed for the land of lib-chantment. As Texas leans even more conservative, liberals are jumping ship.
New figures from the New Mexico Regulations and Licensing Department show the land of enchantments move to legalize marijuana has been a financial fiesta, bringing in over a billion dollars since 2022.
High Occupancy Vehicle, aka HOV, lanes in Texas can only be used by vehicles carrying 2 or more passengers. (Sorry, dogs don't count.) In Texas, the aforementioned "mothers" may soon have permission.
Opening your own business can be pretty lucrative and inventing some amazingly cool new product that costs a dollar to make, sells for $10 dollars and is habit forming can totally fatten up your bank account.