Run for the Border a 2007 cry for Texas smokers
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Updated: April 17, 2007
That`s the day a new $1 a pack cigarette tax increase begins in Texas, and border towns in Arkansas are likely to be the objects of a dash to their doors.
Arkansas taxes are going up just 18-cents a pack, and the difference could offset the cost of gas and time for Texans.
When two towns share a same first name, but not a state - as Texarkana - Texas retailers are getting ready to see a lot of customers and cars driving toward the border.
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