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Ms. Jody Craze
Sr. Project Manager
City of Houston
832-395-2392 (p)
832-395-2403 (f)
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Project Manager:
Moises Ayala
832-262-0221 (c)


Project Superintendent:
Luke Morganti
832-265-7470 (c)

Superintendent:
Jose Diaz
832-265-7434 (c)

For Chinese-speakers
please call:

Nikki Yuzhen Liang
832-955-8608


 

Shopping in the Area:

Staples
8225 S. Gessner Rd Suite A
Houston, TX 77036

713-777-0614

Office Depot
6904 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074

713-785-5770

PlazAmericas
7500 Bellaire Boulevard
Houston, TX 77036

713-777-1111

Sears
9570 Southwest Fwy
Houston, TX 77074

713-778-3600

At Highway 59 and S. Gessner Dr

Academy
8236 S Gessner Rd
Houston, TX 77036

Best Buy
8210 S Gessner Rd
Houston, TX 77036

Ross Dress For Less
8066 S Gessner Rd
Houston, TX 77036

Shoe Carnival
8032 S Gessner Rd
Houston, TX 77036

 

 

Sales Tax Holiday/Tax-Free Holiday
Aug. 8 - 10, 2014

This year�s Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 8 - 10. As in previous years, the law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100 from sales and use taxes, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend.

Subject to the criteria explained here , all sales of qualifying items made during the holiday period qualify for the exemption, including items sold online, or by telephone or mail. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday.
The dates for the sales tax holiday are set by the Legislature.

All-inclusive list of qualifying school supplies (if priced less than $100)

  • Binders
  • Book bags
  • Calculators
  • Cellophane tape
  • Blackboard chalk
  • Compasses
  • Composition books
  • Crayons
  • Erasers
  • Folders: expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
  • Glue, paste and paste sticks
  • Highlighters
  • Index cards
  • Index card boxes
  • Legal pads
  • Lunch boxes
  • Markers (including dry erase markers)
  • Notebooks
  • Paper: loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper
  • Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
  • Pencil sharpeners
  • Pencils
  • Pens
  • Protractors
  • Rulers
  • Scissors
  • Writing tablets
 

View the List of Qualifying Clothing, Footwear, and Other Items

View the Sales Tax Holiday Frequently Asked Questions

 

Annual Back to School Health Fair & Business Expo

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014
Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: PlazAmericas
7500 Bellaire Boulevard
Houston, TX 77036 (Get Directions)

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