property taxes

It seems like I'm always seeing people complaining that their property taxes are too high. Given the fact that all property owners have to pay them, about all we can do is appeal for a lower rate through the proper channels. All that being said, how does Texas compare to the rest of the nation...

A Wichita Falls man was arrested for paying his property taxes. Now, before you say "wait, what?!? it wasn't for his actually paying them or, the way in which he paid them (in $1 bills), but for the fact that he wouldn't leave the office when officials asked him to. Naturally, there's more to the story.