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Texas is one of only 7 states not to have a state income tax. [22] [23] The state sales tax rate, 6.25%, is above the national medium, with localities adding up to 2% (8.25% total). [24] Texas does have a "back to school" sales tax holiday once a year (generally around the first weekend in August) on clothing and footwear under $100. [25]
In 1985, while in the state legislature, Sharp proposed a law restricting abortion rights in Texas. [11] Then-State Treasurer Ann Richards helped kill the bill. [12] When he ran for statewide office, Sharp moderated his anti-abortion views. [5] In 1990, Sharp was elected as the 35th State Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas.
Elections took place on November 8, 2022, to select the next Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Incumbent Republican Party Comptroller Glenn Hegar was elected to a third term over Democratic opponent Janet Dudding, with 56.4% of the vote.
Texas State Treasurer was an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Texas, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The position was established in the Constitution of 1876. It was officially abolished on August 31, 1996.
Denton County Transportation Authority, which levies a + 1 ⁄ 2 ¢ cent sales tax, operates three A-train stations (Highland Village/Lewisville, Old Town, and Hebron) and a curb-to-curb service. McKinney: Plano McKinney's border with Plano is at the corner of Texas State Highway 121 and Farm to Market Road 2478 (Custer Road).
Because the state of Texas caps the total sales tax for a municipality at 2¢, [20] many municipalities are unable to join. Trinity Metro allows cities to gain service through interlocal agreements. Grapevine and North Richland Hills made agreements in 2006 and 2016, respectively, to obtain stations on the then-planned TEXRail line.
The Texas State History Museum in Austin is named for Bullock, who as lieutenant governor pushed for establishment of the facility. Photo taken in 2010. The Bob Bullock Expressway in Laredo, Texas is an outlying segment of Interstate 35.
In December 1988, the board of directors voluntarily lowered the sales and use tax to 0.75-cent. In June 1995, the Board of Directors reinstated the sales and use tax to the full one percent effective October 1, 1995, promising to set aside the additional revenue for funding light rail. [46]