A Dallas businessman has had his day in court and made the most of it. Today the Texas Supreme Court sided with Jim Lowenberg and ruled a 1995 fire protection service fee was illegal. Jim tells KRLD he would like to get every businessman who payed the illegal tax and let them know they can get their money back no matter how much they paid.
It will be somewhere between $70 and $2,100.
The fee was enacted in 1995 as a means to offer better protection for commercial buildings. But since the city didn't do anything special with the money the courts ruled the fee was nothing more than an illegal tax. The total cost to the city is expected to run just over two-million dollars.
Podcast - Katie Couric Notebook: 05/09/08
Jenna Bush will be married to Henry Hager on Saturday at the Bush family's ranch near Crawford, Texas. CBS News Correspondent Katie Couric sends her heartfelt wishes to the bride and groom.
Wired Report - 5/9/08
They call it brain food, but does eating fish actually make you smarter.
Green Air - 5/9/08
It's time for spring cleaning. Maybe this year when you're cleaning out your home, you can do a little cleaning up for the environment, as well.
