Texas § LG.505.252 - SALES TAX
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§ LG.505.252. SALES TAX
SALES TAX. (a) If the authorizing municipality adopts the tax under Section 505.251 , a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the municipality at the rate approved at the election. (b) The rate of a tax adopted under this chapter may be any rate that is an increment of one-eighth of one percent, that the authorizing municipality determines is appropriate, and that would not result in a combined rate that exceeds the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 505.256 (a). Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (H.B. 157 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.
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Section LG.505.252 ("SALES TAX") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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