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Texas' Ev Tax: Right Or Wrong?, Andrew Ponce

Posters - 2025

This poster was created for the 5th annual Research Showcase. From the poster:

Texas passed SB505 in, May 2023.

Enacted in September 2023.

SB505 → $200 annual fee (bundled with the $50.75 auto registration). Additional $400 fee for initial EV purchase. This would mean the EV owners pay for their two years of ownership upfront.

Critics say SB505 targets EV’s and disincentivizes a greener societal approach.

Does this law unfairly target EV’s and/or does it make owning an EV more expensive than gas-powered?

Public Law 86-272 And The Texas Margin Tax, Marvin J. Williams

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

House Bill 3: An Iou Texas Public Schools And Communities Of Color Cannot Afford, Candace L. Castillo

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

A history of school finance litigation and legislation shows there are inherent and structural problems in Texas’s education finance system. Like many government and social structures, the Texas school finance system is built to benefit school districts that have greater access to wealth to begin with and creates inequalities between rich and poor populations as well as between people of color and Caucasians. House Bill 3 went into effect in 2019 and promises improvements to “recapture” calculations, increases in certain allotments, as well as salary increases for some Texas teachers. Some changes to education finance were sorely needed such as …

Wayfair Or No Fair: Revisiting Internet Sales Tax Nexus And Consequences In Texas, Jennifer Mendez Lopez

St. Mary's Law Journal

Since 1967, the Supreme Court has revisited the issue of nexus requirements in interstate commerce to keep up with social and technological advancements. However, these restrictive requirements have deprived states of a substantial tax basis. As technology continues to develop exponentially, this presents the need for a new standard that overturns precedent case law. Specifically, the Internet has grown and now necessitates the consideration for and e-commerce taxation collection.

South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. correctly decided that states have the power to collect taxes from qualifying out-of-state businesses without the need for a physical presence. Wayfair is moving in the …

Latino Education In Texas: A History Of Systematic Recycling Discrimination, Albert H. Kauffman

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract forthcoming

Municipal Annexation Reform In Texas: How A Victory For Property Rights Jeopardizes The State’S Financial Health, Julie Polansky Bell

St. Mary's Law Journal

Municipal annexation is the expansion of city boundaries. The greatest motivator behind municipal annexation is maintaining and improving economic prosperity of the annexing authority. The issue of annexation involves a balance of rights between property owners and municipalities of the state. Historically, Texas cities had broad annexation authority under an involuntary annexation scheme. However, in recent years the power has shifted as lawmakers have given property owners greater control over the annexation process. This trend culminated in the passage of the Municipal Annexation Right to Vote Act (MARVA) by the 85th Texas Legislature, which severely limits annexation authority.

Texas municipalities …

Sourcing Service Receipts For Franchise Tax Apportionment In Texas, Ray Langenberg, Matt Jones

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract forthcoming

Getting Local Governments Where They Need To Go Without Taking Taxpayers For A Ride: "Cabs," Why They Are Used, And What Can Be Done To Prevent Their Misuse, Heather G. White

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract forthcoming

The Windfall Profit Tax - An Overview., Barry R. Miller, Dan G. Easley

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Expanding Rights Of Third Parties Under The Internal Revenue Service's Tax Preparers Project: A Limit On Internal Revenue Fishing Expeditions., Gregory A. Mazza

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Limitation On Artificial Accounting Losses (Lal): Another Assault On The Tax Shelter., Jeffrey Clarke Anderson

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Perfection Of A California Tax Lien., Lewis D. Wall

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Texas Legislature Has No Authority To Exempt From Ad Valorem Taxation A Fraternal Organization's Property Which Is Being Used For Non-Charitable Activites, Unless Such Use Is In Furtherance Of A Charitable Purpose., Tommy Mac Gumroy

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The United States Government Breached Its Fiduciary Duty By Paying Oklahoma Estate Tax On The Property Of A Noncompetent Osage Indian Without Determining Whether Intervening Cases And Internal Revenue Rulings Had Removed The Requirement For Paying The Tax., Phyllis Wilson Gainer

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

The Legislature May Not Validly Exempt The Property Of A Nonprofit Water Supply Corporation From Taxation., Charles T. Locke

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

Corporate Taxation In 1971; Something New, Something Old., Malcolm L. Shaw

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.

A Surviving Joint Owner's Interest In Bank Account Is Not Taxable Under Tex. Tax., Anthony N. Deluccia Jr.

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract Forthcoming.