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TX legislation eliminating sales tax on menstrual products, baby supplies goes into effect
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Sept. 1, 2023, Texas implemented Senate Bill 379 by Sen. Joan Huffman and Rep. Donna Howard,...
Abortion bills gain little traction as Legislature turns attention to LGBTQ restrictions
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe first Texas legislative session since the overturn of Roe v. Wade was “a draw,” said Rep. Donna...
TX House votes to eliminate sales tax on tampons, diapers. Here are next steps for the bill
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoEditor’s Note: The Texas House on Tuesday took a step towards eliminating sales tax on tampons and...
Tax break for feminine products clears first hurdle in Texas House without opposition
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAUSTIN — Feminine hygiene products along with certain items related to pregnancy and childbirth...
How our Statesman investigation led lawmakers to take action on care for the disabled
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter years of ignoring life-threatening problems in the state’s catastrophically underfunded system of home and community care for people with disabilities, lawmakers vowed this week to take ...
‘It’s been very stressful;’ Family continues search for missing elderly Beavercreek man
WHIO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt has been one week since a 78-year-old man with dementia went missing from Beavercreek. Police and...
Gamez co-authored bill gives tax exemptions to women's products
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMar. 29—AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives has passed House Bill 300 by Representative Donna Howard, whose district includes Austin, and co-authored by state Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez ...
Former Laker Dwight Howard wants to return to the NBA and play for the Kings
Lebron Wire via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoDwight Howard had three different stints with the Los Angeles Lakers, and each of them had a...
Texas officials, Governor Greg Abbott say they support eliminating sales tax on tampons
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTwo top Texas finance officials say they want to eliminate state and local sales tax on tampons and...
Top Texas House Republican floats mental health-focused response to Uvalde
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith a special session of the Legislature unlikely to be called soon, the Republican leader of the Texas House is proposing several school safety priorities that he believes can be achieved ...