Glenn Hegar

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his certification of Senate Bill 1, the general appropriations act that was approved by both houses during the recently gaveled regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. SB 1 appropriates $248.6 billion in...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $907.6 million in local sales tax allocations for June, 31.5 percent more than in June 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly. LOCAL...

AUSTIN, TX – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his certification of Senate Bill 1, the general appropriations act that was approved by both houses during the recently gaveled regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. SB 1 appropriates...

As national 529 industry professionals prepare to celebrate 529 College Savings Day on May 29, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is encouraging families to save for their children’s higher education expenses using the state’s 529 college plans. “529 day is a reminder that it’s never too late – or too early...

AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 28.4 percent more than in May 2020 and 21.9 percent more than in May 2019. These allocations are based on sales made...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 28.4 percent more than in May 2020 and 21.9 percent more than in May 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in...

AUSTIN — Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Monday issued a revised revenue estimate that gives lawmakers several billion more dollars to spend as they wrap up the next state budget this month. Hegar cited improved performance of the state economy, as COVID-19 restrictions began to be lifted over the past two...

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today revised the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) and now projects 2020-21 revenue available for general-purpose spending to be $113.88 billion and the ending balance in General Revenue-Related (GR-R) funds to be $725 million, an increase of $1.67 billion from the negative balance projected in the January 2021 BRE.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will issue a revision to the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) on Monday, May 3. Hegar’s revision updates his original January BRE and is based on changes in estimated revenue collections and updated Legislative Budget Board estimates of the state obligation for Foundation School Program (FSP) funding. Hegar will host a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. to discuss the revenue estimate. Members of the media can watch the news conference via Microsoft […]

(AUSTIN) —* Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today issued a statement following the Biden administration’s decision to rescind Texas’ 1115 waiver extension. The extension was granted by the previous administration and was set to run through 2030. The initial waiver was approved by the Obama administration in 2011 and was renewed...

AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $677.3 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 3.5 percent less than in April 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly. And case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, April 2020 vs. April 2021, Austin was down 6.81 percent, Brownsville up 3.52 percent, Dallas down 4.34 percent, El Paso up 9.02 percent, Houston down 4.89 percent, Laredo up 9.30 percent, and San Antonio down 7.02 percent.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $677.3 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 3.5 percent less than in April 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly. LOCAL...

AUSTIN -Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose March, 0.5 percent less than in March 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly. And case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, March 2020 vs. March 2021, Austin was down 8.87 percent, Brownsville up 13.50 percent, Dallas down 9.34 percent, El Paso up 4.67 percent, Houston down 7.69 percent, Laredo down .27 percent, and San Antonio up .59 percent.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 0.5 percent less than in March 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly. LOCAL...

Like millions of other Texans, my family lost power during last week’s winter storm. We are thankful that our health wasn’t at risk, and that our kids were able to go to a friend’s home that maintained power. Sadly, and sometimes tragically, that wasn’t the case for many of our fellow Texans — and it didn’t have to be that way.

AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.05 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 0.7 percent more than in February 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2020 sales by businesses that report tax annually. And in case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, February 2020 vs. February 2021, Austin was down 4.67 percent, Brownsville down 2.71 percent, Dallas up 1.91 percent, El Paso down .66 percent, Houston down 3.72 percent, Laredo down .91 percent, and San Antonio up .52 percent.