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 […]
Fiscal Notes
Fiscal Notes: Winter Storm Uri 2021
Texas is the only state in the continental U.S. with its own electric power grid, serving 90 percent of its population. Independence from the national grid has its benefits, but extreme weather events like Winter Storm Uri last February have […]
Fiscal Notes: Lawmakers Tackle Long-Term Obligations
Since taking office in 2015, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has been calling attention to the growing costs of the state’s long-term financial obligations, while warning that failure to address those obligations could jeopardize the state’s credit rating and overall financial […]
Fiscal Notes: The Thriving Texas Dairy Industry
Texas ranks fifth nationally in both dairy production and its dairy cow population, and the industry is growing rapidly despite recent challenges such as inclement weather and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the just-released June/July edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office […]
Fiscal Notes: Public Transit in Texas
Texas is served by thousands of public vehicles ranging from buses and “dial-a-ride” cars to light rail systems, all of them operated by 75 public entities throughout the state. Those public transit systems took riders on 274 million trips in […]
Fiscal Notes: Chapter 313 Agreements – Trading Tax Limitations for Development
In the recently released November edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office examines the 2001 Texas Economic Development Act, created to give Texas a competitive edge in business location decisions and codified as Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code. Chapter […]
Fiscal Notes: Uninsured Texans
In the recently released October edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office examines the issue of uninsured Texans, the economic consequences for the state, options available to those who have recently lost their insurance — and various policies that could extend […]
