State lawmakers aim to lock in funding for Texas parks, historic sites

State lawmakers aim to lock in funding for Texas parks, historic sites #7428154 02/08/19 06:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,768 Colleyville, DFW, TX jeh7mmmag OP gramps
OP jeh7mmmag gramps Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,768 Colleyville, DFW, TX	Quote In 1993, the Legislature passed a law that said state parks and historic sites could receive all of the money generated by a tax on the sale of sporting goods. Since then, state lawmakers have given the parks department only about 40 percent of those collections. more: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/0...nd-Texas-state-parks-and-historic-sites/ �Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.� ~ John Muir

Re: State lawmakers aim to lock in funding for Texas parks, historic sites [Re: jeh7mmmag] #7429555 02/10/19 02:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,271 Surfside Beach, TX P Palehorse THF Trophy Hunter
Palehorse THF Trophy Hunter P Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,271 Surfside Beach, TX	I sure hope this gets passed. By funneling the money raised from the sporting goods tax to the general fund, sportsman are being double taxed with little to show for it. When you add in all the extra licences and fees we already pay, sportsman have really been taking it in the shorts. Last edited by Palehorse; 02/10/19 02:54 AM.

Re: State lawmakers aim to lock in funding for Texas parks, historic sites [Re: Palehorse] #7430438 02/11/19 02:22 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,240 Smith County E Erny Extreme Tracker
Erny Extreme Tracker E Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,240 Smith County	Originally Posted by Palehorse I sure hope this gets passed. By funneling the money raised from the sporting goods tax to the general fund, sportsman are being double taxed with little to show for it. When you add in all the extra licences and fees we already pay, sportsman have really been taking it in the shorts. Could not agree more.

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