Over 25 TRSA members in Texas recently attended TRSA’s 2nd Texas Legislative Conference in Austin. The Conference was developed to build legislative support for Texas HB-1089, authored and sponsored by State Rep. Drew Darby (R) of San Angelo.

If passed, HB-1089 would amend the Texas franchise tax for commercial laundries to include uniform and linen rental. Upon enactment, the industry’s franchise tax rate would drop from .75% to .375%.

The Conference on March 20-21 began with a general session in which the attendees heard about the origins of the legislation, learned about their respective state legislators and how to discuss ...