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Texas becomes latest state to eliminate tax on menstrual, baby products
Texas stopped charging sales tax on menstrual and baby products starting Friday, becoming the 24th state to do so as women’s rights groups argue the taxes are discriminatory. The products — including menstrual pads and baby diapers — were previously taxed as “luxury goods” in Texas at a 6.25 percent rate, but will now be classified as essential goods in a group that includes over-the-counter medicines and other medical products. “Every woman knows that these products are not optional,” state Sen. Joan Huffman (R), a driving force behind the Texas bill, said in a statement last year. “They are essential to our health and well-being and should be tax exempt.” The bill was signed in

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