Thanks to all for a fabulous annual meeting and congratulations to John Nichols with The Dow Chemical Company on receiving the Del Threadgill Distinguished Tax Professional Award! We set a record of total attendance at over 400, and owe a tremendous thanks to our sponsors and presenters, as well as to the folks at the…

TTARA Webcast Rescheduled for November 22nd The TTARA webcast update originally scheduled for November 8th has been rescheduled for Friday, November 22nd at 9:30 a.m. We will send out registration information a week prior to the webcast. Reminder: 2013 TTARA Annual Meeting is Just Around the Corner Register Today Please join us for the 2013…

In this issue: Tax Foundation Rankings Miss the Mark Texas Bond Rating Improves 2013 TTARA Annual Meeting Tax Foundation Rankings Miss the Mark Yesterday the Tax Foundation released their 2014 Business Tax Rankings, announcing that Texas had fallen to 11th place, down from 9th place in 2013. While we have a tremendous amount of respect…

TTARA’s latest newsletter is at the printers, but we’ve posted an advance copy on our website. The Rainy Day Flood: What Oil and Gas Comeback Means for Texas documents the tremendous increase in oil and gas activity and the corresponding growth in the state Treasury—particularly the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund. Under the Texas Constitution, 75 percent…

Court of Appeals Hears Southwest Royalties Appeal Wednesday afternoon, a three-judge panel of the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin heard oral arguments in Southwest Royalties Inc. vs. Combs (03-12-00511-CV) in which the district court had ruled in favor of the State and denied a sales tax refund for machinery and equipment used to extract…