Tex. Tax Code § 154.601
NATURE OF TAX
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- Tex. Tax Code § 154.601, NATURE OF TAX, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/575157
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(a) The tax imposed by this chapter is not an occupation tax.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction declares the tax imposed by this chapter to be an occupation tax:
(1) the legislature intends that the holding not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this chapter; and
(2) the net revenue is allocated to the general revenue fund, except that one-fourth of the net revenue shall be transferred from the general revenue fund to the available school fund.
(c) A tax imposed by this chapter is in lieu of any other occupation or excise tax imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state on cigarettes.