Outlook For 2020-21 State Budget: Healthier, But Still Tight
The Texas Comptroller’s office recently raised its revenue estimate by nearly $3 billion, but the Legislative Budget Board is warning state agencies not to ask for more money than they got last time
Read MoreWhy Are Half of My Property Taxes Leaving Austin?
The Austin Independent School District librarian has owned a home in Central Austin for 15 years. This year, the property tax bill for her house, which is appraised at around
Read MoreTexas internet sales tax take may not be a bonanza
AUSTIN — The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that states are entitled to collect sales taxes from online sales, even if the vendor lacks a physical presence there, but the payoff in Texas may not be as large as some expected.
Read MoreTexas could gain hundreds of millions of dollars after Supreme Court rules on taxing online purchases
Texas stands to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that states may force online retailers to collect sales tax even when they have no physical presence in the state.
Read MoreTexas ranks 36th nationally in per-student education spending. Here’s how much it spends
How much is spent educating the average public school student in Texas?It depends on who you ask. Both the Texas Education Agency and the National Education Association track per-pupil funding. But their numbers don’t quite add up.
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