Texas Senator Juan Hinojosa plans to propose a tax on video game sales in the state of Texas, similary to the tax some states place on alcohol or taboacco.

The taxes would go toward building new schools and upgrading poorer ones.

You have all these kids buying video games, and sometimes they are good, some are bad and that's not my call," he said to the paper. "But I think that we can generate [money] to put toward the schools they go to."

Hinojosa's proposal predicts the state would pick up about $65 million from the tax, but does little to explain what makes videogames so special. Music, movies and other forms of entertainment don't have a specific tax, but because videogames are in the legislative spotlight these days, it must be hip to propose something game-related.

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