Kristy Waller with Skinner’s Grocery and Market picks a customer’s order before making a home delivery in February 2019. Opponents of a value-added tax say it could negatively impact lower-income ...

An East Texas state representative has filed a bill to replace school maintenance and operation property taxes with a consumption-based tax – and potentially set the pathway for property tax ...

President Donald Trump is planning to unveil reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday to retaliate against trade practices his administration deems unfair or discriminatory. Among the grievances is the ...

President Trump on Saturday announced that value-added tax systems in other countries will be treated like tariffs — and included in his new plan to impose US levies to match. “We will consider ...

Although Jay Dean isn’t my state representative, I’ve come to admire his honest opinions and courage to stand up against Gov. Greg Abbott’s maniacal push for school vouchers in recent years. So I’m a ...

Republican state Rep. Jay Dean of Longview recently proposed a bill to replace school maintenance and operations property taxes with a value-added tax. The news might sound like music to the ears of ...