Sales tax deduction was renewed over the weekend

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For those of us that live in states without state income taxes, this is good news. The deduction that we had last year for our sales taxes paid during the year went away at the beginning of this year but congress passed it as their holiday farewell. It's about time.

[1stTimeCaller]

two dumb questions: 1) as a Texas resident can I deduct sales tax paid in other states? 2) is the tax on gasoline and diesel deductable