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San Antonio lawmaker wages losing fight against tax break for devlopers
San Antonio lawmaker David Leibowitz waged an hour-long fight Monday against a bill he contends will give tax breaks for big developers at the expense of homeowners and others. State photo Rep. David...
View ArticleBusiness tax break must be whittled
The proposed tax break for small businesses costs too much and has to be whittled down before it can move forward in the Senate, Finance Chairman Steve Ogden says. Ogden, R-Bryan, said sponsoring Sen....
View ArticleBusiness tax break on track (UPDATE)
A tax break for small businesses is back on track, with a tie to a proposed higher tax on inexpensive smokeless tobacco. The Senate Finance Committee voted out both measures this morning. Sen. Dan...
View ArticleSen. Hinojosa: ‘Somebody’s messing with the process’
Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, says there’s been an unexplained holdup in getting a time stamp on the amended smokeless tobacco tax bill, which would fund a loan repayment program to encourage doctors...
View ArticleTruth Test: Hutchison says revised business tax created state’s largest tax...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison recently claimed that Gov. Rick Perry was responsible for the largest tax increase in state history. So is Hutchison’s claim fact or fiction? Here are the folks at Politifact...
View ArticleAre you ready for some (Super Bowl) millions?
Texas will reimburse $31.2 million in costs for the 2011 Super Bowl, the comptroller’s office told the event’s North Texas host committee today. Robert Wood of the comptroller’s office said when Texas...
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Panel OKs study to see if tax breaks are effective
Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston Providing tax breaks to country clubs and compensating retailers to pay their taxes on time are a few of the state tax preferences Sen. Rodney Ellis wants to be reviewed...
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