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Posted on · Texas Public Radio compared year-to-date sales tax returns to major cities through July of this year compared to those during the same period in 2020. Both are pandemic years, but spending and sales tax collections are improving across the state.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott and other legislative leaders endorsed the sales tax increase, intended to help fund ongoing cuts to school district taxes. But it has been effectively killed this session.
Posted on · The state's Big Three unveiled the proposal in a joint statement. The idea would need approval from two thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of Texas voters.
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about the Supreme Court moving in a conservative direction
Posted on · Metro is considering ways it can provide bus service to areas that don’t subsidize public transit. That includes cities that don’t currently collect a sales tax for Metro operations.
Posted on · This year’s holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 25.