Story last updated at 12:52 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2003 Voters buy into sales tax boost By JOHN FUQUAY AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Lubbock on Tuesday became the latest major Texas city to adopt a sales tax for economic development, with 61 percent of the vote backing the issue that also will reduce city property taxes. "Obviously, to say I'm pleased would be an understatement," said Mayor Marc McDougal, who introduced the plan during a budget work session in July. The proposal was partly to offset new property evaluations that, in some cases, hit homeowners with 40 percent increases in taxable property values....
