On the southeast Texas stop of his Good for Texas Tour: Supply Chains Edition, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today toured Dow, one of the state’s leading chemical manufacturers. Its products are used in a variety of end-use products such as office […]
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Key Changes to Executive Leadership Team
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today several key changes to his executive leadership team. Effective Nov. 1, Tom Currah will assume the role of Associate Deputy Comptroller (ADC) for Fiscal Matters, Korry Castillo will take over as ADC for Agency Operations […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Continues Good for Texas Tour: Supply Chains Edition
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is highlighting the impact of supply chains on the Texas economy as he restarts his Good for Texas Tour. This week, Hegar is touting the automotive and semiconductor supply chain industries with visits to General Motors (GM) and Texas […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $907 Million 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 $906.6 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 20.6 percent more than in October 2020. These allocations are based on sales […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.1 Billion in September
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.15 billion in September, 22.3 percent more than in September 2020. The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales made in August and remitted to the agency […]
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 […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar: Ben & Jerry’s and its Parent Company Added to Texas List of Companies That Boycott Israel
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced, effective today, the Comptroller’s office has added Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, to the Texas list of companies that boycott Israel. This action was undertaken pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 808, […]
Texas Comptroller Announces $285 Million in Unclaimed Property Returned in Fiscal 2021
The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid $285 million in unclaimed property claims during the past fiscal year, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today. “I am proud to have returned nearly $2 billion dollars to Texans since becoming Comptroller, and we […]
Enrollment is Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund®
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds families that enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program, began Sept. 1 and runs through Feb. 28, 2022. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund offers parents and loved ones the […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Revenue for Fiscal 2021, August State Sales Tax Collections
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today released totals for fiscal 2021 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August. General Revenue-related revenue for fiscal 2021 totaled $60.5 billion, up 6.2 percent from fiscal 2020. All Funds tax collections […]
