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Worldview Travel wT In Texas this year,ASTA won a regulat a n exas his ear,ASTA wo regula xas is ar,ASTA w as s s r,ASTA ASTA STA TA A regu regul regulato and r re regulatory an regulator reg legislative battle in defining a travel egislative e islative attle n de slative lative ative tive ive ve e ttle tle le e d defin defi definin def defini trav tra t tr trave agency’s “net” vs.“gross” taxable revenue for ency’s net” s.“gross” taxab r ncy’s et” “gross” taxabl reve cy’s t” gross” taxa rev y’s ’s s ” ross” tax oss” ta ss ss” t re reven f revenu fo federal nd tate ax filin pur federal and state tax filing purposes. 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