Newsom says 95% of Texans pay more than Californians in taxes. But is he correct?

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proclaimed that “95% of Texans pay higher taxes than Californians.”

But is that true? Some Sacramento Bee sleuthing concludes that, well, Newsom’s statement cannot be independently verified.

Asked to provide a source for the assertion, Newsom’s office cited a 2018 study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning group.