Just recently, The Advance contacted the McAllen Chamber of Commerce by phone and left a message for the interim president/CEO to please return our phone call. We had some questions for her that might be of interest to the public, since the chamber is so heavily subsidized by city of McAllen tax dollars (in excess of $1 million — sales tax, hotel/motel tax).
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Pharr met for a regular meeting on Monday, February 7, 2022, and considered an agenda that included the following highlights:
SAN ANTONIO — A new Texas law that keeps local election officials from encouraging voters to request mail-in ballots likely violates the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled late Friday.
MEXICAN MAN SENTENCED FOR IMPORTING MULTIPLE DRUGS INTO THE COUNTRY
AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.22 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 16.4 percent more than in February 2021. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2021 sales by businesses that report tax annually. And in case you’re interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, February 2021 vs. February 2022, Austin was up 21.59%, Brownsville up 20.60%, Dallas up 10.68%, El Paso up 17.76%, Houston up 12.15%, Laredo up 23.09%, and San Antonio up 17.54%.
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