Texans win temporary sales tax deduction for federal filings
President Bush signed a bill allowing Texans and six other states to deduct state sales taxes on federal returns for two years. The move lets itemizers deduct all sales taxes, including for cars and home appliances. Estimates vary by income, with higher earners likely to benefit more, while many Texans still take the standard deduction.
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Teen faces delinquent homicide charge in friend’s overdose death
A 15-year-old, unnamed due to juvenile status, was arrested on a delinquent conduct criminally negligent homicide warrant after a Fossil Ridge High School freshman died Sept. 26 from a lethal mix of alprazolam and oxycodone. The teen remains in custody as prosecutors consider adult certification.
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Man Found Dead Jammed in Coal Chute at Plant
Titus County deputies say a body was recovered from a coal chute at Southwestern Electric Power Co. near Mount Pleasant. Officials sent the body to Dallas for autopsy after it blocked coal deliveries. investigators believe it arrived Thursday on inbound coal cars from the Eagle Butte mine in Wyoming.
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