I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but Houston's approach to homelessness is considered by some to be one of the most successful in the nation, and one of the components as I understand is to coordinate care for the homeless through a central agency, which then refers individuals to other programs and agencies. The idea is that it reduces duplication of effort. I'm not sure if this ordinance is related, though.

No income tax but more overall taxes than California.

Are they tho... Just because there is no income tax doesn't mean they don't fleece you else where lol

Low income taxes usually benefit the upper middle class, and often mean higher sales taxes, which incrementally penalize lower income citizens. So it’s perfect for red states.

My brother lives in Texas and his property taxes are astronomical. I think that's better than higher sales taxes since it'll tend to favor those who are wealthy enough to own land and be higher for those with more property/properties, but it still shocked me. I live in Washington, though, we get the shit taxed out of us and in pretty regressive ways too, like high sales and gas taxes that disproportionately impact the poor.

Yeah low taxes and low intelligence too, not to mention high bigotry and cowardice (uvalde?)