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Texas Rules Tax On Strip Clubs Constitutional

26 August 2011

You can leave your hat on. But bring your wallet. The Texas Supreme Court has determined that a $5 entrance fee to strip clubs in the Lone Star State is constitutional. The ruling comes after a protracted fight between strippers (I’m sorry, I meant “adult entertainers”) and the state. Three years ago, a Texas court [...]

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Strippers Everywhere Breathe a Sigh of Relief: Texas Pole Tax is No More

2 April 2008

On March 28, a Texas court ruled that the government may not impose a $5/customer “pole tax” at strip clubs. The proceeds of the tax were to benefit victims of sexual assault and those who were uninsured in Texas (quite a combination, no?). In Texas Entertainment Association Inc. v. Combs, Judge Scott Jenkins ruled that [...]

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