i was born and grew up in Texas, moved away 25 years ago and still have a couple of Texas quirks. I simply cannot live in a state that has an income tax, and I still worship the Alamo.
To optimize one's tax situation in Texas, the ideal situation is to live in a cheap condo/house and make a high income.
That's not entirely a bad thing as it's environmentally friendly. It probably means that a higher portion of taxes are paid by the relatively less well-off, but if that suits them, so be it.
Having done business there as well, it seems like a sport to aggressively minimize property taxes by claiming 'ag' exemptions for having some cows graze your property a few days per week. Obviously used by the rich more than the poor.
It's clearly their prerogative how to run their state but it left a bad feeling in my mouth.