The new tax would apply to every sexually oriented business that charges an admissions …
Texas still expects strip clubs to pay the so-called "pole tax" while the state appeals a…
Updated: Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 2:43 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 2:43 PM CDT
AUSTIN (AP) - In a highly unusual parliamentary maneuver, the Texas Senate has temporarily reversed its vote in favor of a controversial new strip club tax.
The bill putting a voluntary tax on sexually-oriented businesses was headed to the governor when the Senate recalled it. Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, said he pulled it back for a few days so a competing House version does not supersede it. The last bill passed is the one that takes effect, he said.
Critics say the bill recalled by the Senate is little more than a ruse by strip club owners to avoid additional taxes. Advocates for victims of sexual violence are supporting a competing version that has a non-voluntary $3 door fee.
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