Lawmakers reject Perry on Amazon tax issue
Lawmakers rejected Gov. Rick Perry’s insistence they remove a sales tax provision in SB 1 that would obligate on-line giant Amazon to collect the state sales tax. Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, failed...
View ArticleService dogs OK’d for use by PTSD victims
This one’s for the dogs. And, technically, the people who depend on them for help with a disability, including veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, the Texas House...
View ArticleService dogs bill en route to governor
A bill that ensures food establishments cannot deny entrance to a service canine, including dogs assisting people with post-traumatic stress disorder, is en route to Gov. Rick Perry’s desk for a...
View ArticleRomo launches bid to replace Van de Putte
AUSTIN — Sylvia Romo, former tax assessor-collector for Bexar County, on Tuesday morning entered the race to replace state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, bringing to four the number of...
View ArticleSD 26 special election: TMF, Menéndez combine to drop half million on TV time...
AUSTIN — The two front runners vying to replace Leticia Van de Putte in the state senate will combine to spend in the neighborhood of at least $500,000 on television time to woo West Side voters. We...
View ArticlePerry to let Abbott schedule runoffs
AUSTIN — Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry is leaving it up to his successor to schedule the runoffs resulting from Tuesday’s trio of special elections, none of which ended with a clear winner. The move could...
View ArticleAbbott sets trio of runoffs for Feb. 17
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled runoffs from the Jan. 6 special elections for Feb. 17, according to his office. The decision officially sets head-to-head match-ups in state Senate District 26,...
View ArticleTMF, Menendez get feisty during TV debate
AUSTIN — State Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer and Jose Menéndez traded sharp jabs during a joint television appearance that aired Friday, just days before early voting starts in the runoff race to...
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