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  2. Economy of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The state sales tax is set at 6.25 percent. [27] Cities are allowed to impose an additional 1% tax, and additional taxes not to exceed 1% may be approved by voters for any combination of county sales tax, transportation districts, economic development, and/or crime prevention. The average sales tax in Texas amounts to 8.25 percent.

  3. Harris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Economically, Harris County along with other Texas counties has one of the nation's highest property tax rates. In 2007, the county was ranked in the top 25 at 22nd in the nation for property taxes as percentage of the homes value on owner-occupied housing; the list only includes counties with a population over 65,000 for comparability. [23]

  4. East Aldine, Texas - Wikipedia

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    East Aldine, Texas. Coordinates: 29.8998°N 95.3439°W. East Aldine is a state management district in Harris County, Texas, United States, mostly in unincorporated areas, with some territory in the City of Houston. The East Aldine Improvement District, also known as the Aldine Management District, governs the area.

  5. Houston ISD, Harris County seeking additional revenue from ...

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    August 20, 2024 at 7:49 PM. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Multiple levels of local government are seeking additional revenue from hard-pressed Houston -area taxpayers, a development that's alarmed ...

  6. To the editor: Letter-writers on Harris-Trump race, county ...

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    Or, the future could even eventually look like this summary of Cook County sales tax rates for general merchandise: state sales tax, 6.25%; Cook County sales tax, 1.75%; RTA sales tax, 0.75% ...

  7. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania has a 6% sales tax rate. Allegheny County has local sales tax of 1% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 7%. Philadelphia County has a local sales tax of 2% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 8%, which became effective October 8, 2009. Food, most clothing, and footwear are among the items most frequently exempted. [181]

  8. Texas statistical areas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. State of Texas currently has 80 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 13 combined statistical areas, 26 metropolitan statistical areas, and 41 micropolitan statistical areas in Texas. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Dallas-Fort Worth ...

  9. Pasadena, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Pasadena (/ ˌ p æ s ə ˈ d iː n ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County.It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, [4] making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.