http://tpr.org en http://tpr.org/post/increased-sales-tax-answer-txdot-debt <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">In order to curb the amount of debt owed by the Texas Department of Transportation, </span><a href="http://www.eltife.senate.state.tx.us/" target="_blank">Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler</a>, is proposing the state raise the sales tax by one-half cent.</p> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:53:05 +0000 Ryan Poppe 9302 at http://tpr.org Is Increased Sales Tax The Answer To TxDOT Debt? http://tpr.org/post/september-sales-tax-allocations-99-percent-san-antonio <p>The statewide totals for the amount of sales tax returned to local communities was on the plus side of $551 million and showed an overall 11 percent increase over Sept. 2011.</p><p>Comptroller Susan Combs said continued strength in the manufacturing and oil and natural gas sectors led to the increase, but consumer spending was also up in restaurants and retail stores.</p> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:16:57 +0000 Eileen Pace 335 at http://tpr.org