Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his agency received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The agency has […]
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State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in February
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in February, 14.2 percent more than in February 2022. The majority of February sales tax revenue is based on sales made in January and remitted to the agency in […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Harris County Effort to Resolve Police Defunding
Today my office was notified by the Office of the Governor that officials from Harris County have sought an opportunity to resolve a complaint that the county defunded law enforcement. I am encouraged that Judge Lina Hidalgo and county officials […]
Fiscal Notes: Higher Education Enrollment Decline Spurs Proposals
Texas’ booming economy requires highly skilled workers, but higher education enrollment is lagging as the state works to supply qualified employees; about 66,000 fewer students were enrolled in Texas institutions of higher education (IHEs) in fall 2022 than before the […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 9.3 percent more than in February 2022. These allocations are based on sales […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Encourages Texans in Panhandle to Monitor New Endangered Species Listing
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today alerted stakeholders of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to delay implementation of a final rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species. The endangered species listing will impact private landowners and industry […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office Awarded $363 Million in Federal Grants to Increase Access to Affordable, High-Speed Internet
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today his agency will receive $363 million in grants from the federal government to increase access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet to more than 150,000 homes and businesses in Texas. The U.S. Department of the […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Texas Broadband Development Map Identifying Areas Eligible for Funding
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today the release of the Texas Broadband Development Map, which uses data collected from internet service providers (ISPs) to show the availability of various types of high-speed internet access across Texas. The process for creating […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.93 Billion in December
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.93 billion in December, 10.5 percent more than in December 2021. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar to Release Biennial Revenue Estimate
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will issue the Biennial Revenue Estimate to the 88th Legislature on Monday, Jan. 9. The Biennial Revenue Estimate reports the amount of revenue available for the Legislature to spend for the fiscal 2024-25 state budget. Hegar […]
