by Bill Peacock | Aug 19, 2024 | Research
Executive Summary The only thing the Texas Legislature must do when they meet every two years is adopt a budget. Not surprisingly, with years of practice they have gotten pretty good at spending taxpayers’ money. For instance, the Legislature appropriated $323.8...
by TFR Staff | Jul 24, 2024 | News, Texe Lege
On July 17th, in a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that general revenue-related collections for the 2024 fiscal year have been tracking with the 2024-2025...
by Andrew McVeigh | Oct 10, 2023 | News, State
The State’s metaphorical piggy bank continues to fill up with surplus dollars from your wallet, says the Texas Comptroller. Last Friday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Certification Revenue Estimate(CRE) for the fiscal 2024-25 biennium. The CRE...
by TFR Staff | Feb 4, 2021 | Explainers
Texas Comptroller explained in a way taxpayers can...