No new taxes — for Republicans, that is

The perennial anti-tax mood of the Texas Legislature sliced, diced and finally dropped North Texas leaders’ determined 2009 effort that eventually, under certain circumstances, could have led to more funding for local transportation projects.

This year, it turns out, the prevailing mood on similar legislation was only against new taxes for Republicans. Democrats are another matter.

As of Sept. 1, certain counties, all majority Democrat, are allowed to require residents to pay an extra $10 on their motor vehicle registration fees, with the money going to transportation projects.

County commissioners in Bexar (San Antonio), El Paso and Webb (Laredo) counties have approved the fee beginning Jan. 1. Cameron (Brownsville) and Hidalgo (Edinburg) counties already were authorized to collect the additional money on vehicle registrations.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/05/5137592/no-new-taxes-for-republicans-that.html#storylink=cpy