State officials reported another drop in the state's monthly sales tax revenues. The state collected $1.57 billion in June, which reflects sales in May. That's an 11.2 percent drop from a year ago. One budget official estimates that sales tax collections are $100 million below projections and could fall $550 million short when the fiscal year ends in two months. Sales tax payments to local cities and counties also declined 8.8 percent.
KRLD Community Hero - 11/20/09
This week's KRLD Community Hero is a 7th grader who has created her own charity to help a local shelter, as well as an orphanage in Mexico.
Baylor Health Report - 11/19/09
Are you one of the millions of Americans taking a statin to lower your cholesterol? Good news: researchers say it’s working. But they also had some bad news.