Main Street Fairness Act targets online sales tax
The Orange County Register highlights a Durbin proposal to let states require out-of-state retailers to collect local sales taxes, creating a 23 billion increase and outsourcing tax rules to the private Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board. Critics warn of uneven rates, bureaucratic burden, and stealth tax risk.
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Dick Durbin
Illinois
Sen. Durbin
Amazon
Texas
Sales Tax Governing Board, Inc
Indiana
Americans For Tax Reform
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Orange County Register
Lawmakers and Officials Contact Directory for Texas
A list of federal and state lawmakers with office addresses in Midland Odessa Lubbock Amarillo and Austin. Includes Rep Michael Conaway Randy Neugebauer John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison Odessa Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger with phone numbers and part email links for constituent inquiries.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th Street
Austin
P.O
Tryon
Jewis
State
Tom Craddick
Capitol
Tinyurl
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University Blvd
P.O. Box
Liberty and Freedom Message From 1988 Pulitzer Winner
Laura Dennis urges readers to let peace begin with self governance and personal responsibility. The piece frames freedom as a divine gift and a path to human potential, emphasizing self-control and moral development as keys to society’s flourishing.
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Thomas Sowell Profile As Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
Thomas Sowell is identified as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and is described as a syndicated columnist. The wording emphasizes his affiliation with the think tank and his broad media reach.
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Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Trump as Republican nominee risk and opportunity
A critical look at Donald Trump rising as a Republican presidential hopeful. Trump’s clear articulation clashes with cautious GOP rhetoric, potentially damaging rivals and shaping the 2012 contest and Obama’s odds.
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Donald Trump
United States
Trump
Barack Obama
Obama
Mark Levin
Thorstein Veblen
Sarah Palin
John McCain
White House
Chuck Schumer
Iran
North Korea
U.N
Donald
Loser pays balance urged to curb frivolous suits
The column argues against meritless lawsuits while preserving open access to courts. It supports a mixed approach combining modified loser pays, offer of settlement rules, and early dismissal for meritorious cases, noting past tort reform efforts and Gov. Perry’s push for legislative study. It cites Sen. Huffman and Reps. Creighton Kleinschmidt along with The Texas Public Policy Foundation figure Joseph Nixon.
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Texas
Joan Huffman
Brandon Creighton
Tim Kleinschmidt
Ing Lous
Roos
Ture
England
Canada
Rick Perry
Joseph ,M
Nixon
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Houston
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP
Odessa College spring music shows welcome public praise
Odessa College opens its spring music programs to the public inviting feedback on three topics. Supporters praise community access and student talent while critics seek clearer schedules and broader programming options.
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Odessa
College
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