that's because majority of debt in Texas is taken on by local municipal govts. Texas is beginning to take on more debt. Its inevitable if the state has to grow. and in the future, Texas will institute an income tax too. Texas debt (state+local) as 16.5% of its gdp and the similar number for California is 15.8%. all that debt spending, and still Texas is never catching up with California. how sweet is that? https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/Texas_state_spending_2022 https:/