Businesses bearing the highest tax burdens pay more than twice the taxes levied on the group of businesses paying the lowest taxes. While Texas ranks well overall in the level of total taxation per gross state product among the states, some business pay more taxes in Texas than do businesses in many other states.
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Don’t Fence Me In: Tourism’s Role in Rural Economic Development
Editor’s Note: This is the latest part of a series on rural Texas and the challenges that rural Texans face. Over the next year, the Associated News Service will delve into the issues facing the Lone Star State’s 177 (out of 254) rural counties. AMARILLO—If you want to fall in love all over again with...
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