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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...
Texas officials support repeal of sales tax on feminine hygiene products
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 18—AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Thursday that he has joined with state Sen. Joan Huffman, Senate Committee on Finance chairwoman, to exempt feminine hygiene products ...
Texas has $33 billion revenue surplus. The Legislature will soon decide how to spend it.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter speculating for months on how much surplus tax revenue the state will have available in the...
State's oil revenues 'still very strong'
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 17—The energy industry is pumping record oil and natural gas severance tax revenues into state coffers and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar says that is likely to continue ...
TX House votes to eliminate sales tax on tampons, diapers. Here are next steps for the bill
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Texas House on Tuesday took a step toward eliminating sales tax on tampons and other period...
Texas GOP border and education wish list would expand state budget by $2.7 billion
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRepublican state lawmakers want to spend $2.7 billion in new tax money during the current special...
Texas Senators follow through on commitment to divest from Russia
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 8—AUSTIN — Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) with 29 Texas Senators with him, filed SB 1817 requiring all state investing entities, including the Employees Retirement System of Texas ...
Texas Senate Finance Committee tackles budget, state agencies' requests
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter winter storms slowed business at the Capitol to a crawl, the Senate Committee on Finance on...
The Texas Republican fighting Wall Street — and protecting the energy industry
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMost comptrollers toil away among the accountants who measure a state’s fiscal temperature but the financial ups and downs of the pandemic put them in the spotlight.
Texas Legislature approves state budget that defunds DEI programs in public universities
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Texas Legislature has approved the state's budget for the next biennium with a provision...
