A bill filed in the Texas House of Representatives earlier this month proposes moving the headquarters of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Austin.  The headquarters is currently located in Huntsville, but the department does have a location in Austin. The bill was proposed as a way to help solve the state’s budget shortfall. [...]

Last Tuesday, Governor Rick Perry announced to a group of small business owners that he is committing himself to the reauthorization of the tax exemption for businesses with revenue under $1 million.  Currently, if legislators do nothing, the small business tax exemption will soon no longer apply to businesses generating revenues between $600,000 and $1 [...]