LBB recommends comptroller negotiate tax breaks
share: digg facebook twitter AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers this month face a report by the Legislative Budget Board that has recommended a policy swap to put the state’s comptroller, not local school districts, in charge of negotiating school property tax breaks for businesses to attract major investments. The report also raised the prospect of creating a separate incentive program for …
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Game Knocks Out Ras Kass And Brags About It On Twitter [Pics]
It seems that 2011 is ringing in right for some people and has put put a ring over the eye’s of others.
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6 treated after high-rise complex fire in Austin
share: digg facebook twitter AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six people required medical attention and some residents of an Austin high-rise complex were rescued from balconies after fire broke out about midway up the 15-story building. The fire happened Monday night at the Cambridge Tower. Firefighters say a candle left too close to a Christmas tree set the holiday item on fire. Officials say two people …
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