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In 2010, like the Federal Estate Tax, the generation-skipping transfer tax was briefly repealed. In that year, the GST tax rate was effectively zero. [9] However, the law that created increased exemptions and the ultimate repeal of the GST tax expired on December 31, 2010. [10] In 2016, the exemption was $5.45 million per person.
The secretary of state administers the Texas Election Code and maintains public filings; the officeholder is the keeper of the Seal of the State of Texas. [8] The office also oversees business entity status in Texas, including processing reinstatements of forfeited or terminated entities. [ 9 ]
Texas has two uniform election dates, the first Saturday in May, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. [7] As of 2024, 99.5 percent of registered voters in Texas are in jurisdictions using voting methods with some form of auditable paper ballot, an established best practice for recounts and audits. [8]
The Nov. 5 general election includes the the U.S. presidential election and also the Texas U.S. Senate race.
In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8–1 decision, holding that the Texas Attorney General does not have unilateral authority to prosecute election code violations. [25] All three incumbent Judges up for re-election were part of the majority decision.
The 2023 Texas elections were held on November 7, 2023. [1] Texas voters statewide voted on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. A special election took place to fill the vacancy from Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district, [2] which was followed by a runoff on January 30, 2024. [3]
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