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https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/practitioners-corner.php
– Practitioner’s Corner
http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=34&pt=1&ch=3&sch=O&rl=Y
– Sales and Use Tax Rules (comptroller’s interpretation of statute)
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/TX/htm/TX.151.htm
– statute as written and approved by the legislature
https://star.cpa.texas.gov/search/advanced
– STARS system, query tool to look up taxability on any issue
https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/agency-directory/
– agency phone directory
https://comptroller.texas.gov/data/openrec/requests/taxfiles.php
– open records page