--- title: Azavar Blog | localgov description: localgov | --- **** [![azavar-logo-official-white](https://www.azavar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/azavar-logo-official-white.png?width=1000&height=257&name=azavar-logo-official-white.png) ![Azavar-official-logo-color-2](https://www.azavar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Azavar-official-logo-color-2.png?width=1500&height=385&name=Azavar-official-logo-color-2.png) ](https://www.azavar.com/home-azavar) [![Let's Get Started](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4535403/37dcd6ff-2c08-4123-8b31-6261d8f08d5a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4535403/37dcd6ff-2c08-4123-8b31-6261d8f08d5a) ###### 2 min read ## [Azavar News: Texas sales and use tax reviews](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/azavar-news-bellaire-texas) By [Ted Kamel](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/author/ted-kamel) on Jul 7, 2021 11:27:31 AM [![](https://www.azavar.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Colorful%20Balloons%20Birthday%20Facebook%20Post.png) ](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/azavar-news-bellaire-texas) ## Excited to welcome our new customer, Bellaire, Texas More than a hundred years ago, this east Texas town was incorporated by a railroad executive specifically as a residential destination. Today, Bellaire is still known as the “City of Homes,” now for nearly 20,000 residents just a stone’s throw from Houston. And we’re excited to announce that Bellaire, Texas is now part of [our booming Texas customer base](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/tag/texas). ###### Topics: [azavar](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/azavar) [localgov](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/localgov) [Sales Tax](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/sales-tax) [Texas](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/texas) [client news](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/client-news) ###### 2 min read ## [On the road visiting municipalities … again!](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/on-the-road-visiting-municipalities-again) By [Ted Kamel](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/author/ted-kamel) on Jul 1, 2021 9:04:21 AM [![](https://www.azavar.com/hubfs/Social-Posts-Azavar-ontheroad.jpg) ](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/on-the-road-visiting-municipalities-again) ## Local governments are open again—and we’re meeting with leaders. For the past year and a half, we’ve Zoomed into board meetings and City Halls all over the county. We’ve been sharing our message of how local governments can gain more control over their revenue picture with our [360 Degree Revenue Cloud](https://www.azavar.com/solutions) approach. ###### Topics: [azavar](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/azavar) [localgov](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/localgov) [client news](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/client-news) [short-term rental](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/short-term-rental) [tax compliance](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/topic/tax-compliance) ###### 4 min read ## [Local Economic Recovery Spurred by Sales-Tax Revenue](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/local-government-sales-tax-revenues-to-rebound) By [Shylo Bisnett](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/author/shylo-bisnett) on Apr 5, 2021 1:44:23 PM [![](https://www.azavar.com/hubfs/Social-Posts-azavar-economic-growth.jpg) ](https://www.azavar.com/en/blog/local-government-sales-tax-revenues-to-rebound) During the past year, many of our customers have seen revenue from sales taxes, food-and-beverage taxes, hotel-motel taxes, and other fees slow to a trickle. 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