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Reuters America, Inc. v. John Sharp, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, Martha Whitehead, Treasurer of the State of Texas, and Dan Morales, Attorney General of the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided December 7, 1994No. 03-93-00124-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

reuters

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

NO. 3-93-124-CV

REUTERS AMERICA, INC.,

APPELLANT

vs.

JOHN SHARP, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS, MARTHA WHITEHEAD, TREASURER OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND DAN MORALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEES

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 91-5430, HONORABLE W. JEANNE MEURER, JUDGE PRESIDING

Reuters America, Inc. ("Reuters") challenges the constitutionality of the state tax scheme that taxes information services and exempts newspapers. See Tex. Tax Code Ann. §§…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Regan v. Taxation With Representation of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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