Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.23 billion in February, 28.6 percent more than in February 2021; however, after adjusting last year’s February totals to account for sales tax returns not collected until March 1, […]
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Kicks Off Texas Broadband Listening Tour to Address Internet Access
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is kicking off a Texas broadband listening tour to get Texans’ insights about internet access and collect input to develop the state’s first broadband plan. The tour, which will help guide the strategic vision of Texas’ […]
Texas Comptroller to visit Prairie View A&M University for First Stop of Texas Broadband Listening Tour
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will visit Prairie View A&M University on Tuesday, March 1, to get insights about internet access and collect input to develop the state’s first broadband plan. The visit is part of his Texas broadband listening tour. […]
Fiscal Notes: How to Measure the Economy
There is a flurry of data that can tell us about the state of the U.S. economy, with gross domestic product (GDP) being one of the most frequently cited statistics. In the recently released February issue of Fiscal Notes, the […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas
The Texas Comptroller’s office recently released A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas, a periodic report providing an overview of Texas’ major state taxes. Every year, the state collects billions in state taxes and fees, federal receipts and other […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 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 taxing districts $1.22 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 16.4 percent more than in February 2021. These allocations are based on sales made […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.9 Billion in January
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.85 billion in January, 25.3 percent more than in January 2021. The majority of January sales tax revenue is based on sales made in December and remitted to the agency […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Recognition for Financial Reporting
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his agency has 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 fiscal 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report […]
Texas Comptroller Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the second annual national Unclaimed Property Day tomorrow, Feb. 1. “I am proud to have returned nearly $2 billion dollars to Texans since becoming Comptroller, and we are […]
Fiscal Notes: The Good for Texas Tour — Supply Chains
This fall, as part of his ongoing Good for Texas series of statewide tours, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar visited several Texas businesses with strong trade relations and supply chains that exemplify the risks and resilience of their respective industries. He also […]
