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GOP in Galveston, TX works to remove Scientology status

20 April 2008

Last month, a delegate from Galveston County, Texas presented a proposal to the Republican National Convention to revoke tax exempt status for the Church of Scientology. Here is the Resolution: The Resolution Initiative for Texas Resolution Calling for the revocation of the Church of Scientology’s status as a Legitimate religion in the sate of Texas. [...]

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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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Texas Institutes Stripper Tax

22 December 2007

As the New Year rings in, Texas will levy a “pole tax” or “stripper tax” on patrons of the state’s strip joints. That’s right, strip club patrons in Texas, break out your wallets because you will now be charged an extra $5. The proceeds of the tax will benefit rape victims in Texas. “This is [...]

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Do You Owe Uncle Sam for Reading This?

21 September 2007

Not right now. But there’s a chance that you might in the future: the moratorium on an internet tax expires November 1. The moratorium is sometimes referred to as the Internet Tax Freedom Act, or ITFA. ITFA has been extended twice since 1998. It bans taxes on certain internet transactions at the federal level, but [...]

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Tax Talk 2007: Ron Paul

21 May 2007

Our next presidential candidate to be featured in our series of interviews is Ron Paul, a Republican and Texas Representative. Here are his unedited answers to my six questions: 1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today? Simply put, taxes are too high. 2. If you could only make one “quick fix” [...]

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Ms. Smith Goes to Washington

27 February 2006

Oh, it’s almost too easy…  There’s just so much to report about Anna Nicole and the ironies of her appearing at a Supreme Court hearing…  And in front of Justice Thomas?  But I digress (yes, from the start). As previously reported, Anna Nicole Smith is headed to the United States Supreme Court for a hearing [...]

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Texas Probate Courts Sure Are Busy…

4 January 2006

In addition to the highly publicized case of Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate, who is battling for her late husband’s fortunes at the US Supreme Court, previously blogged about here, Texas probate courts are in the spotlight once again.  This time, the case revolves around Lillian Glasser, a NJ socialite, and her fortune. [...]

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What happens in Texas…

26 December 2005

Apparently doesn’t stay in Texas, but clearly has Texan ties… In what can only be described as an interesting pairing, the Bush administration is backing Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate, in her fight over her late husband’s assets. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court granted cert to Anna Nicole (admit it, you can’t [...]

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