The state of Texas and multimillion dollar e-tailer Amazon.com have reached a deal to start collecting taxes on Amazon purchases in the Lone Star state. After hard negotiating on both sides which included Amazon shutting down a distribution center in Texas last year, a deal has finally been reached between the parties. more ›

Texas plays a feature role in the new HBO documentary, "The Weight of the Nation," focusing on America's increasing rates of obesity—unsurprising, given that two Texas metro areas scored embarrassingly high rankings in a recent study of the most obese cities. more ›

The 82nd Legislative Session opened at the Texas Capitol today, and it looks like legislators will have a lot less money to work with this year. Comptroller Susan Combs released her Biennial Revenue Estimate yesterday for 2012-2013 and with expected general revenue of $72.2 billion available, news outlets and think tanks alike are competing to estimate the size of the budget shortfall. more ›

According to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, the Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday is a new annual tax holiday running May 24-26 in order to give Texans an incentive to replace their older appliances with energy efficient models. The idea is a one-two punch which would ideally save shoppers the up-front sales tax as well as money on future energy bills. (Energy Star appliances use 10-50% less energy and water than other models.) more ›