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SCOTX rejects a constitutional challenge to the Texas franchise-tax system [Oct. 19, 2012]

October 19th, 2012 · Comments Off on SCOTX rejects a constitutional challenge to the Texas franchise-tax system [Oct. 19, 2012]

The most recent challenge to the Texas franchise tax system comes up short on today’s orders list. That was the only decision issued by […]

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Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]

February 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court turned away the second recent challenge to the Texas franchise tax.

In November, the Court upheld the tax […]

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Texas Supreme Court upholds the state franchise tax [Nov. 28, 2011]

November 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court upholds the state franchise tax [Nov. 28, 2011]

In re Allcat Claims Service, L.P. and John Weakly, No. 11-0589

The Texas Constitution prohibits the Legislature from imposing an income tax unless the voters of […]

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The constitutional challenge to Texas’s business tax is on a fast track [Updated]

August 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on The constitutional challenge to Texas’s business tax is on a fast track [Updated]

Allcat Claims Service L.P. and John Weakly v. Susan Combs, No. 11-0589

The Texas Supreme Court has set a fast-track schedule for the challenge to Texas’s […]

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