(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. Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1550, ch. 389, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1984, 68th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 31, art. 13, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 2, 1984; Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 10, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 5, art. 1, pt. 1, Sec. 1; Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 1.01, eff. July 1, 1990. For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
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