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WATCH: What You Need To Know Now That The GOP Tax Bill Is Law

PBS NewsHour

Posted on December 20, 2017 · President Trump and congressional Republicans took a victory lap on Wednesday after scoring their first sweeping legislative win by passing their tax code overhaul into law. Democratic leaders warned the bill, estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the federal debt, will haunt the GOP

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Congress Is On Track To Send A Massive Tax Cut Package To Trump. Here’s How Texans Voted

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune / CHRIS ESSIGl, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2017 · The Senate ultimately approved the measure in the early hours of Wednesday with minor changes. The House is expected to give the bill final approval Wednesday

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UPDATE: Trump Celebrates After Congress Wraps Up Massive Tax Package

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 20, 2017 · The GOP-dominated House voted — a second time — along party lines on Wednesday to approve the complex legislation, following a narrow vote after midnight in the Senate.

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A New Nationwide Tax Bill Passed Today. How Does It Impact Texans?

JAN ROSS PIEDAD, Texas Public Radio

Posted on December 19, 2017 · The House will vote Tuesday on the GOP's tax bill

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WATCH LIVE: Senate To Vote On GOP Tax Bill

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Posted on December 19, 2017 · The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later Tuesday

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WATCH: Will Americans Learn To Like The GOP Tax Bill?

PBS NewsHour

Posted on December 18, 2017 · It's a critical week for Congress as Republican leaders sprint toward a final vote on their tax plan and avert a looming government shutdown

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WATCH: The Final GOP Tax Bill Is Taking Shape. Here Are The Last-Minute Changes

PBS NewsHour

Posted on December 15, 2017 · Key Senate holdouts signaled their support for the GOP tax plan on Friday, moving it closer in their aggressive push for passage before the holiday recess. What's in the latest version?

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Rep. Conyers Resigns, And Senate Republicans Pass Tax Bill

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 6, 2017 · Houston Matters discusses the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Senate Republicans Pass Massive Tax Overhaul

Arnie Seipel NPR

Posted on December 2, 2017 · If the GOP can reconcile differences in the tax bills passed by the House and Senate, President Trump could have his wish for signing the $1.4 trillion tax overhaul into law by Christmas

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Will Tax Reform Have Lasting Effects On Houston’s Energy Industry?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 20, 2018 · One analyst believes the recent overhaul to the tax code will be good for Houston's economy. Houston Matters finds out why.

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Why Some Homeowners Are Scrambling To Prepay Their 2018 Property Taxes

Jeff Brady, NPR

Posted on December 27, 2017 · The tax overhaul President Trump signed into law last week limits the amount of state and local taxes deducted on people's federal returns next year

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The Tax Law’s New Way Of Measuring Inflation Could Take A Toll On Taxpayers

JIM ZARROLI, NPR

Posted on December 27, 2017 · The tax overhaul uses an alternative measure of inflation that will show less upward pressure on prices. That means tax brackets will adjust upward less often, making many people pay more

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Education Under The Tax Bill, For-Profit Colleges And More Women In Med School

Anya Kamenetz, NPR / ARIANA FIGUEROA, NPR

Posted on December 26, 2017 · Graduate students can breathe easier, a potential mixing of church and state in Louisiana, and for-profit students will get less money back than anticipated. It's the last weekly roundup of the year!

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