Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Sales and Use Tax; General Financial Provisions
Section 3846.151. Sales and Use Tax; Excise Tax

Sec. 3846.151. SALES AND USE TAX; EXCISE TAX. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Taxable items" includes all items that could be subject to a sales and use tax imposed by Montgomery County.
(2) "Use," with respect to a taxable service, means the derivation in the district of direct or indirect benefit from the service.
(b) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
(c) If the district adopts a sales and use tax:
(1) a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items in the district; and
(2) an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer during the period that the tax is effective in the district.
(d) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax applied to the sales price of the taxable items and is included in the sales tax.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2009.

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