How the Texas Constitution and Property Taxes Collide — And Why Ending Property Taxes Could Transform Texas Families
- Freddie America
- Dec 10, 2025
- 2 min read
Most Texans don’t realize the Constitution already tells the story of what is wrong — and how to fix it.
Three key articles matter:
• Article 1 — Our rights
• Article 7 — Education
• Article 8 — Taxation
Article 7 requires the Legislature to fund “an efficient system of public free schools.”
Article 8 describes how taxes are to be used.
Article 1 protects property and due course of law.
But somewhere in the journey from 1876 to today, that balance was lost.
Now Texans are drowning under property taxes so heavy, they no longer feel like homeowners — they feel like tenants renting from the government.
Some pay $5,000 a year.
Some pay $10,000.
Some pay $30,000 or $40,000.
That isn’t taxation.
That is punishment.
Imagine a Texas where families keep:
• $10,000 a year
• $20,000 a year
• $30,000 a year
Imagine what they could do:
• Save for retirement
• Pay for their children’s college
• Start a business
• Build a better life
• Actually, own their home—not fear losing it
Policy alone won’t fix this.
Courage will.
Ending property taxes isn’t impossible.
Texas has the revenue.
Texas has the tools.
Texas simply lacks the will.
And this isn’t about us — it’s about our future.
A nation with no dream has no destiny.
But a Texas with a vision can lead the world.
Our children deserve a Texas where the Constitution is respected, where education is funded efficiently, and where families are not crushed by endless taxes.
Our adults deserve a Texas where the right to property actually means something.
And all of us deserve the freedom to breathe again.
If Texas leads this revolution, the world will follow.
If Texas refuses, we’ll sit in the dust watching others fly past.
Our future is not meant to be a wagon wheel.
Our future is meant to rise.
And together, we can make Texas affordable again.
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