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Texas sales tax receipts are up 3.7 percent from a year ago. Here in Austin, sales taxes were up more than 13 percent from February 2012.Economist Angelos…
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A fresh reading of the Austin economy suggests people are spending more money than they were a year ago. The state comptroller says sales tax receipts…
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Texas lawmakers may have $29 billion more to spend on the state budget this session than they did in 2011. Now, Gov. Rick Perry is floating the idea of…
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It's that time of year again: As the summer ends for Texas students, the state's annual sales tax-free weekend gears up again. Items receiving tax-free…
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Lackland Assault Case Nears ConclusionThe case against Staff Sergeant Luis Walker, the trainer accused of sexual assault at Lackland Air Force Base in San…
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UT Announces New Dean of Law SchoolWard Farnsworth, an associate dean at Boston University’s Law School, will replace Interim Dean Stefanie Lindquist as…
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The monthly sales tax figures are out for November, and they indicate that Austinites spent 6 percent more last month than November 2010. Texas…
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The amount of sales tax collected by the government is often viewed as an indicator of how well the economy is doing. If that’s true, Austin’s economy is…
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Texas raked in 9.4 percent more in sales tax this year than it did last year, but state officials don't expect that growth to continue in 2012. So they're…
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Texans may soon have to pay sales tax on many of the products they buy online, despite an attempt by Governor Perry to stop that from happening. Last…