Audio: Even in budget crunch, tax-free weekend lives on
by CARLOS MORALES
Texas may miss out on the $65 million shoppers are expected to save during tax-free weekend, which starts today. But even as the state faces further budget shortfalls, the holiday, created in 1999, still draws bipartisan support.
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CARLOS MORALES reports for KUT News where this story was originally broadcast. It is made available here through a news partnership between the Texas Tribune and the San Marcos Mercury.
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on 08/17/2012. Filed under Business, In the mix, News, Texas, Texas Legislature, Top Business.
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