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[Texas] House sends increased Cig Fee-Tax-Depending-On-Who-You-Ask bill to governor | Trail Blazers Blog
A bill that got a lot of House resistance earlier this year - fee vs. tax, remember - has just come up on the House floor after the Senate carved out some restrictions for chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco and removed AG rule-making authority over the issue.
May 23, 2013
Dallas Morning News blogs
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May 24, 2013 11:10
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Texas legislative briefs: Bill to extend cigarette tax to all manufacturers heads to governor ($$)
A measure to apply cigarette taxes for future health costs to all manufacturers won final approval in the House on Monday and is on its way to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.
May 23, 2013
Dallas Morning News
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May 24, 2013 05:26
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[Texas] Letter: Smoking ban logic goes up in flames
Why should the government tell them how to care for their food and drink, but also allow them to expose their staff and customers to cigarette smoke? The editorial staff of the Amarillo Globe-News should either use better logic or stay out of the argume
May 12, 2013
Amarillo (TX) Globe-News
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May 13, 2013 04:21
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[Texas] EDITORIAL: Smoking Ban: Residents had multiple chances to speak up at council meetings and let their voices be heard ($$
May 9, 2013
Lufkin (TX) Daily News
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May 9, 2013 17:31
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[Texas] Gainesville passes its first smoking ordinance
Smokers in Gainesville will no longer be allowed to light up in certain buildings or even outside on some city properties and you could pay a hefty fine if you do. Gainesville city officials passed the city's first ever smoking ordinance Tuesday night. A
May 8, 2013
KXII (Sherman, TX/Ardmore, OK)
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May 8, 2013 07:04
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[Texas] Bill on cigarette tax burns its way through State House
"What this bill is about is one thing; do you sell cigarettes in this state? If you do then you should pay the same fee that everybody else pays," he said. Anesh Patel of The Smoke Shack in East Austin says no matter the tax, it won’t affect customer fl
May 7, 2013
Your News Now (YNN)
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May 8, 2013 06:48
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[Texas] HARPER: Another dustup over cigarette fee-tax - and it passes | Trail Blazers Blog
I don't know, I'm not sure you could call these cig producers "small business" and "the little guys" but it sure sounds good on the House floor. They still sell cigarettes, Otto points out.
May 7, 2013
Dallas Morning News blogs
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May 7, 2013 13:33
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[Texas] Some cigarette prices would climb under House bill
State taxes on chewing tobacco would drop by more than 30 percent but the price of cigarettes would climb for some brands under a bill given tentative approval in the Texas House. The measure passed Monday mandates that smaller cigarette brands not inclu
May 6, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 7, 2013 07:39
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[Texas] Big Tobacco Beats Small Tobacco on Tax Vote
State Rep. John Otto's House Bill 3536 would charge these small companies 2.75 cents for each cigarette (or .09 ounces of tobacco) sold, used, consumed or distributed in Texas during 2013. The comptroller would compute the rate in subsequent years. "The
May 6, 2013
The Texas Tribune
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May 6, 2013 19:51
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[New York, Texas] VIDEO: Sarah Palin: Chewing tobacco is her latest prop (+video)
Sarah Palin took a shot at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg during her speech Friday at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston. The former Republican vice presidential nominee pulled a tin of chewing tobacco out, after saying "Now I
May 4, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 4, 2013 13:56