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The high property and regressive sales taxes Texans fork over mean that all but the luckiest of us pay a higher effective tax rate than Californians do.

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The Current's review of German band Rammstein's fiery, ear-splitting and generally over-the-top performance at the Alamodome was our most-read story by far.

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In a recent interview, Texas businessman John Mackey dropped a steaming pile of COVID misinformation while unleashing his inner Joe McCarthy.

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Families affected by the Uvalde mass shooting retained a California law firm to file a $27 billion lawsuit against law enforcement agencies and the manufacturer of the gunman's assault rifle.

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Our most-clicked story involves the steep bill Gov. Greg Abbott has so far handed Texas taxpayers for his election-year stunt of busing migrants to Washington, D.C.

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