Officials push state lawmakers on streamlined sales tax plan
Langford warns the proposed law would affect every city department and reduce service levels. The measure would force businesses to install software to track intrastate sales taxes and adopt a single rate statewide, potentially raising rural taxes or lowering urban rates. Dickinson seeks intrastate exemption to aid smaller cities.
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Suspected SARS cases rise in Texas four cases reported
The Texas Department of Health said a fourth suspected SARS case is in Fort Bend County, with others in Collin and Harris counties. All four adults had recently traveled to Asia. two recoveries reported, two still recovering, no hospitalizations or secondary transmissions noted.
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Galveston County Fair Opens With Rodeo Knights and Comedy
Check-ins began Thursday and judging starts today for fair shows. Bull riding kicks off at 8 p.m. in the rodeo arena with John Wesley Austin Rodney Foster and Cooder Graw opening the first night with a comedy routine. Saturday features car, talent, and Lil Mr Cowgirl contests as judging begins. The fair runs through April 13 with a Wednesday livestock auction and a Thursday to Saturday rodeo queen pageant concluding the event. Weekend weather calls for cloudy skies and possible rain showers, with spring-like highs near 80. Details at galvestoncountyfair.com.
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