Combs: Economic recovery 'not yet in evidence'

Garrett:
Comptroller Susan Combs just announced that Texas' sales tax receipts for last month were up by 2.2. percent over a year earlier. The state's 6 1/4-percent sales tax generated $1.61 billion in June, compared with $1.57 billion in June 2009. "Total sales tax collections have now slightly exceeded year-ago levels for a third consecutive month," Combs said, citing the 1.4 percent increase posted in April and the negligible 0.1 percent uptick in May.
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