Texas tax talks mark step toward relief amid stalemate
Austin tax conferees wrestle with House Senate plans to cut school property taxes while funding shifts raise about 800 million to 3.8 billion in new levies. Bush proposes a parallel plan with mixed support as lottery profits would fund education and adult literacy programs. An amendment on trade secrets passes, while a same sex marriage ban dies in the House amid a crowded legislative week.
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House
Senate
George W. Bush
Bush
Dallas Morning News
Texas Lottery
Jane Nelson
Flower Mound
Erskine Bowles
Clinton
Texas Senate
Prairie View
A&m University
Royce West
Dallas
Jeff Wentworth
San Antonio
Texas veterans cemetery study bill moves to govern
Texas Senate advances Raymond bill to study state veterans cemeteries. The measure directs the Texas Veterans Commission to evaluate need and feasibility and to locate possible state land, with half funding from the U.S. VA and potential land value offset. Governor Bush awaits.
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Raymond
Veterans Commission
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Eddie Lucio
Brownsville
Senate
George W. Bush
Comptroller reports March sales tax receipts rise statewide
Texas State Comptroller John Sharp released March tax figures showing continued slow expansion in the Texas economy. May rebates to cities and counties are 19.7 million higher than May 1996, with year to date allocations 5.6 percent above last year. Local payments include Elmendorf Falls City Floresville LaVemia Path St Hedwig Stockdale and others, reflecting a tax increase begun in October 1996.
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John Sharp
Texas
Sharp
Elmendorf
Falls City
Floresville
LaVemia
Path
St. Hedwig
Stockdale
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Once Ae
Farmers Gin Co
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Wal-Mart
Sprint Pcs
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Fins Furniture & Appliances
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