Texas Governor Rick Perry signed Texas House Bill 1841 last month. The bill reverses a rule that said renting a space on a server in Texas effectively establishes a business presence in the state and now removes the responsibility of having to collect Texas sales and use taxes from customers, according to Data Center Knowledge.
With major data center and hosting companies like SoftLayer, Rackpspace and Layered Technologies calling Texas home, the bill is a big deal. Suzy Fulton sums up the delight of the Texas-based companies on the SoftLayer blog.
