That's why I put a question mark there.
Yax burden by state in this link. TX is 45th (1st is highest, 50 is lowest).
The Tax Foundation - State and Local Tax Burdens: All States, One Year, 1977 - 2009
So yes, they know what "tax" means. Not the way we in New england know what it means...and I don't know what we get for all that extra $$. Beats me.