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Mendez</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Maybe they should get over their gun fever and re-think tax-free day on gun purchases.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10152337178036648"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743im_/http://graph.facebook.com/10152337178036648/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 8 @ 5 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10152337178036648">Terry Brooks</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Had to happen...................hotel taxes will also go down.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=851346581557489"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743im_/http://graph.facebook.com/851346581557489/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 8 @ 5:03 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=851346581557489">Jere Douglas</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">A Texas turn around? It has been coming.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10152284298313567"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743im_/http://graph.facebook.com/10152284298313567/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 8 @ 5:03 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10152284298313567">Mark Coomes</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">consume consume consume things you don't need</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10203502527469388"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743im_/http://graph.facebook.com/10203502527469388/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 8 @ 9:32 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10203502527469388">Joan Hardy</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">If they couldn't see this coming then they need to put someone else in charge.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10201666625008496"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743im_/http://graph.facebook.com/10201666625008496/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 9 @ 1:21 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10201666625008496">Thomas Greer</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Still Dependent on fossil fuel and natural gas. We need investment in infrastructure and education and healthcare.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809065743/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10153359410755837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 9 @ 4:18 a.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Carlos "Scooter" Griffin - Tax Payer-Gregg County </span> </p> <p class="comment">Declining Tax Revenues likely to disturb many going forward. WTI taking a new nose dive and Nat Gas looking for a bottom. <br/><br/>The good news is in expanding into employment areas having little to do with the Oilpatch. More Google, Twitter, Tesla and Trade with Mexico is the ticket!<br/><br/>The two controversial areas of NEW taxation are completely legalizing Marijuana and allowing Casino Gambling (inclusive of table gaming and sports book). New Tax Revenues can be accomplished in the next legislature to approach a balance to any Budget Revenue deficit. <br/><br/>Increasing Property taxation to balance budget deficits will be the single biggest voter issue in the next round of elections.</p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> July 22 @ 1:44 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> Big Boy Brown </span> </p> <p class="comment">Lets just keep buying tis crock of crap from Glen Hegar and lets hold him accountable as controller on his recommendations as it will most assuredly come back to bite all of us as as taxpayers in just how wrong the TEA BAG DARLING AND PET ABBOTT/PATRICK butt boy is so wrong. 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