For years, businesses have been able to skirt the taxation power of local governments when selling goods online. Those days are over.
United States Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Local Governments
Whatever Happened To Governmental Immunity In Texas?
It used to be that taxpayers could expect a certain level of immunity for their municipalities. After all, why should taxpayers be punished for the rogue actions of one particular individual? A recent case from the Texas Supreme Court, however, should have taxpayers and municipalities concerned that the protection of governmental immunity is eroding. In Wasson v. City of Jacksonville (Wasson II), the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the city waived its immunity.
