Tex. Tax Code § 151.051
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 151.051, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 151.051. SALES TAX IMPOSED.
Official statutory text
(a) A tax is imposed on each sale of a taxable item in this state.
(b) The sales tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the sales price of the taxable item sold.
(b) The sales tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the sales price of the taxable item sold.
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