At Texas grocery stores, basic food products and several medications are not taxed.
The sales tax exemptions would be expanded to include baby and menstrual products by a bill filed Thursday by state Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin).
The idea has begun to take hold in Europe. Last September, a 2020 law excepting diapers and menstrual products from taxes came into effect in Scotland.
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