O Canada, our home and native land… You know, it’s a very short step from buying an island to hiring henchmen and building a doomsday device. I’m just saying. The Cookie Monster debate gets settled once and for all. Why do email scammers claim to be from Nigeria and not somewhere else? Want to make [...]
Posts on ‘July 1st, 2012’
Amazon starts collecting sales tax today
We are in a new era. Beginning Sunday, Texans will see state and local sales taxes show up on their taxable Amazon purchases — the result of a deal with the state comptroller’s office that resolved the e-commerce giant’s past tax liabilities with the state in exchange for the sales tax collections, the creation of [...]
TAB takes a hostage
Can’t say I’m surprised by this tactic. Leaders in the business community said Wednesday that they would not stand for increased funding for education if it came with any rollback of accountability standards in Texas public schools. “If we are going to remain competitive in the world’s market, we are going to have to have [...]
Yes, some cities still have red light cameras
I can’t claim to have any strong feelings one way or another about Austin’s attempts to collect red light camera fines, I was just struck by one aspect of this story. Beginning sometime this summer, the city will work with state and county officials to begin withholding vehicle registration renewals from those who have an [...]