Taxes.
Wars have been fought over them, and this country even fought for its independence over what our forefathers deemed as unfair taxation.
To the property owner anywhere, another tax on his land, his home, is just another burden on his back.
But, ask a young person who graduates from high school with two, or even three years of college credit how important Texarkana College is to them, and they would ask you to please, shoulder just a little bit more weight.
Ask one of our high school counselors...