The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 252, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 5, 2003 Page: 8 of 14
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Sater including backpacks and
school supplies to the list of tax-
free items would help. The Saters for school suppiit
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thls year as they have for the past
four years. Mbit clothfrig and
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Having been through an ACL tear without football,
before, the ex-Gander understands well ‘
what lies ahead of him.
"Last time I had surgery in But, right now my plans are to go into
going to work hard and go at it with September I was ready for mini-camp full-time Christian ministry. I mean,
every bit of energy I’ve got to get the next year without any problems,” he I’m only 29, I’m not an old man."
healthy again and then let next year be said. “But it’s not a whole lot of fun. It’s Currently, Herndon is associated the tean/wlu dQ [ don't kn<
next year. I'm not even thinking that far a lot of hours in the weight room, a lot with Champions For Christ Ministry,
ahead right now. I’ve got the surgery to of hours in the training room.” He said when his playing career ends,
go through." Even if things do not work out and he would like to stay on with the group.
No date has been set for Herndon's Herndon has to put his playing days He was also optimistic about the fate they will really come on."
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Strayhorn, local families support expanding tax holiday Sales?
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BAYTOWN - State
’ Comptroller Carofe Keetoh
Strayhorn plans to take busloads of
. school children with her to the next I
legislative session in spring 2005
to persuade lawmakers that Texans'
need extended shopping days and
items added to the list of tax-free
items during the state’s Sales Tax
Holiday. ' ■ I
• “I have repeatedly asked the 1
. Legislature to expand the Sales
Tax Holiday to include backpacks,
school supplies.' baby car seats,
bicycle helmets and other chil-
dren's safety gear," Strayhorn said |
in a press release. |
For the past two legislative ses- |
siohs Strayhorn has tried to add to I
the list of tax-free items, and extend |
the holiday from three days to five |
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The Sales Tax Holiday has been
the first-weekend of August for the
past five years.
The holiday currently does not Robert E. Lee.
include non-clothing items like ■ -
handbags, wallets, jewelry, acces- back-to-school. It’s right at the
plies. The items remained the same Sater said.
dred dollars on back-to-school $400 on school clothes.
“I’ve just checked the bill, and
the shoes were the most expen-
“1 thought the holiday was for
sories, backpacks and school sup- time when people need it," Wendy zipper pencil pouch and Femahdt u
nlies. The items remained the same c-tersaid. waved around a Hulk folder, Maudria found one two rows over, reallygnod this year"
Even after spending a few hun Sprecher said she had spent almost but was sent back to find out how f
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r two but the stord only ordered year.
Texans will have to wait
a few months to see the
Palais Royal reported total savings from the
that sales fell $600 from comptroller’s office
last year. The store report- because some retailers are
i still in the process of
merchandise during last reporting the numbers.
footwear priced under $100 is tax- items $aters were at Wal-Mart
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“We had some business,
but it wasn’t like last year.
The business was pretty
low," Flores said. “I think said June James, store
that it’s because of the manager for Palais Royal,
economy. Some people are But Palais Royal report-
vwdting to buy until they ures last year compared to
have money." the $40,000 sold in 2000.
Flores said the company Ruby Mitchell, a Port'
she works for was hoping Arthur resident, was still .,
for a good turnout this out shopping Monday. She
weekend because the com- estimated that she had'
pany has closed about 12 saved about $50 ph her
stores this year. The com- weekend purchases, which!
pany owns more than 50 totaled $400; She said she!
stores. bought school clothes and?
free.
For parents like Jeff and Wendy notebooks, binders, pens and pen- sive,” Sprecher said. "I don’t know daughters.
why they don’t have this stuff tax- “I’m trying to only spend $20 to this year’s holiday.
The Saters weren’t alone in their free because it’s for back-to-school $25, but well see how it pans out," d~.-i -
fcr :chcc! supplies. too." Willis said.
Cariota Sprecher was buying Diana’s list of school supplies Willis doesn’t know if she'll be
have .children, grandchildren?
haven’t and herself.
. Mitchell said she felf;
she got some good deals
department this weekend. ■-
like Mervyn's, Mitchel 1 "traveled back:
boasted a 10 percent to Baytown Monday to
increase over last year’s finish her shopping
sales. because it was too crowd-
“It generally hasn’t been ed this weekend.
increasing. It’s been pretty In past years, TeleCheck
steady" said Kim Smith, has kept a holiday retail
store manager at index to track how much
Mervyn’s. “But we did Texans spent by check or
j, „ credit, but TeleCheck rep?.
Smith said that in the resentative Jeff Fowler
past the store ordered more said the company did not
but the store only ordered year.
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