State Rep. Drew Springer wants to tax doughnuts. He’s also pitching taxes on vet checkups funeral services; automotive maintenance and repair; and personal coaching; and more than a dozen other products and services that aren’t subject to the state sales tax.

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.

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.