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Originally Posted by Trae713
Houston isn't annexing residential areas tho. Only commercial areas like malls, or business districts. For example, the city has annexed entire commercial area on the I-10 West corridor in the Katy area, but left the residential areas behind those businesses alone.
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I assumed that, but that doesn't completely diminish my point. Those areas are going to need services too, and someday business people, shoppers and residents alike will come pounding on the doors of City Hall demanding better [you name it]......but we'll see I guess.
One thing I've noticed is, at a high level (meaning not a rule, but more so a trend), the older a city or region is the higher the taxes and tax rates. Europe, for instance, is SUPER taxed compared to the newish U.S. and even places like the Northeast/Midwest (where much of this country initially blossomed) is generally more taxed than the rest of the nation. IOW, I think low taxes are only temporary, until people demand more services over time.