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"...just too easy to poke fun at the Small Business Group. The pseudo-libertarians inveigh against needless government spending on..."

"...How will Republicans raise taxes without raising taxes? That may sound like a riddle,..."

"...legislative minds focused just on education, to get anywhere. Tax Cuts Fall in a Hole..."

"...present voted to send a massive film and TV tax credit bill to the House. But sources close to..."

"...of Appeals released its judgment on the infamous "Titty Tax." Like the 53rd District Court before it, the appellate..."

"...The 2012 property tax deadline – Jan. 31 – is coming up quickly...."

"...unanimously on Thursday, Aug. 22 to increase Austin’s property tax rate to the maximum allowed under current state law..."

"...– and fold them back into smaller and local businesses. What might seem like a ledger balancing decision to..."

"...The Tax and Spend Business Lobby..."

"...of negotiations and not-so-subtle threats from elements of the business community against a proposal to raise the tax rate,..."

"...Two separate analyses of the county's pursuit of delinquent taxpayers turned up two different answers – yes and no...."

"...The "titty tax" – a $5 surcharge for everyone attending a sexually..."

"...means no clothes, think again. Now define "sexually oriented business." If you're thinking adult store or topless bar, wrong..."

"...is just shy of $100 a year, including both taxes and fees, or about a 2.5% increase from the..."

"...end the state's court case over the unconstitutional "titty tax" failed when lobbying killed a compromise reform bill –..."

"...their windows if they don't want guns in their businesses? It may sound like a minor issue, more typographical..."

"...are whistling while they work – singing a happy tax tune – as they go about their work around..."

"...The hotel occupancy tax (HOT tax) collects 15 cents on every dollar spent..."

"...did many of the speakers mention increasing the gasoline tax as a more appropriate means of funding the building..."

"...race to win the Democratic nomination for Travis County tax assessor-collector (and voter registrar) – an open seat for..."

"...House Bill 1751 – aka the "Titty Tax" – was supposed to be a social-service panacea: paying..."

"...months of each year, the nonprofit shifts deep into tax mode, providing free income-tax preparation for low- to moderate-income..."

"...resurfaced: Why not use some of the hotel occupancy tax revenue visitors to Austin pay on their lodging?..."

"...the Austin Independent School District asked voters for a tax increase – four years of statewide cuts and local..."

"...Perry has appointed 24 members to a new Texas Tax Reform Commission, six weeks after naming former state Comptroller..."

"...Created outside Austin and designed to escape the city's taxes and regulations regarding development, the districts did not receive..."

"...The infamous "titty tax" is still fighting its way through the courts. Now..."

"...waterfront property on Lake Austin have avoided paying city taxes for more than a century...."

"...making up nearly 40% of General Fund revenues, property tax is by far the largest contributor to the city's..."

"...many incarnations was an organization known as the Stonewall Business Society. Founded in the late 1980s, the SBS's mission..."