You actually proved my point very nicely.
First, you did not cite anything to demonstrate that Texas does not have higher sales tax or property tax than California; you cited that it has a lower tax burden overall. I never contested that it did not, only that states with no income taxes derive their revenue from other sources, and thus those rates tend be higher. So you are still wrong on that one until you cite otherwise.
Second, posting total tax burden says nothing about how regressive Texas is in its taxation, or rather who is shouldering that burden.
Third, assuming that a lower total tax burden equates to better job growth then states like New York and Hawaii should be festering wastelands. That simply is not the case.
Which States Have Created the Most Job Growth since the Great Recession?
So thank you for proving me right.
My favorite part is the tax burden difference between California and Texas is a mere 2-3%. Apparently the progressive and conservative vision is not all that different after all. Texas just likes making the middle class shoulder more of its taxation burden.