The author of the first tax-killing legislation in recent memory? Joe Straus of San Antonio. He was the lead author of HB735, which eliminated the outdated and no longer needed TIF tax on telephone service. That was one of the best pieces of legislation to come out of the 80th legislative session.
Officers from the Department of Public Safety were sent to an anti-Israel protest at the University of Texas, resulting in several arrests.
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The teacher was also found to be in possession of child pornography.
The largest factor is the state’s inclusion of misleading or confusing deferred items in its latest financial reports.