News Releases

Comptroller’s Office: Food Banks Could Claim Enough Unclaimed Property to Feed Thousands
December 17, 2020

Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
December 15, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $790 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
December 9, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Tax Exemptions and Tax Incidence Report
December 4, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $3 Billion in November
December 1, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Announces Prepaid Debit Card for Texas ABLE® Program
November 30, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Transfer of $2.3 Billion to State Highway and Rainy Day Funds
November 24, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Chapter 313 Agreements – Trading Tax Limitations for Development
November 19, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Highlighted in Pandemic Procurement Conference
November 12, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes Nearly $891 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
November 12, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Honored as a Top Workplace in the Greater Austin Metro Area
November 10, 2020

Comptroller’s Office Releases State of Texas Annual Cash Report
November 3, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.7 Billion in October
November 2, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Uninsured Texans
October 21, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Hosting Virtual Meeting to Provide Updates on Endangered Species Research, Listing Decisions
October 8, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $751 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
October 7, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.6 Billion in September
October 1, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Tracing the Pandemic’s Impact on State Revenues
September 23, 2020

Texas Comptroller Announces $300 Million in Unclaimed Property Returned in Fiscal 2020
September 17, 2020

Comptroller’s Office Now Accepting Applications for Match the Promise Scholarships and Tuition Grants
September 11, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $765 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
September 10, 2020

Enrollment Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund®
September 3, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Revenue for Fiscal 2020, August State Sales Tax Collection
September 1, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Texas’ Electricity Resources
August 25, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Low Interest Rate, High Demand for Texas Short-Term Notes
August 19, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $909 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
August 12, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Highest Ratings for Texas Short-Term Notes
August 11, 2020

Texas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend — Aug. 7-9
August 6, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $3 Billion in July
August 3, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Passage of ADA, Spotlights Texas ABLE® Program
July 24, 2020

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 7-9
July 23, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Texas’ International Trade
July 21, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Projects a Fiscal 2021 Ending Shortfall of $4.6 Billion in Revised Revenue Estimate
July 20, 2020

Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
July 16, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Partners with Money Smart Week to Teach Children About Financial Literacy
July 9, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $744.2 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
July 8, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Publishes Next Installment of Matagorda Bay Economic and Ecological Resources Report
July 2, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.7 Billion in June
July 1, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $690 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
June 10, 2020

Natural Resources: East Texas Initiative
June 9, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.6 Billion in May
June 1, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Pandemic Drives Record Unemployment
May 29, 2020

Texas Comptroller's Office Releases Updated Transparency Tool
May 29, 2020

Texas Comptroller's Office Wins National Communications Award
May 22, 2020

Comptroller’s Associate Deputy for Tax Wins Prestigious Award for Leadership and Service
May 15, 2020

Sales Tax Holidays for Water-Efficient and ENERGY STAR ® Products Set for May 23-25
May 14, 2020

Comptroller’s Office Reminds Taxpayers About Extended Franchise Tax Deadline
May 7, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $824 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
May 6, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.6 Billion in April
May 1, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Spotlights Autism Awareness Month, Texas ABLE® Program
April 24, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Helping Foster Youths in Higher Education
April 21, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Features Interactive Video Series to Inspire Kids to Think About College
April 20, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement on Historic Drop in Oil Prices
April 20, 2020

Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April 25-27
April 14, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $702 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
April 8, 2020

Comptroller’s Office Extends Franchise Tax Deadline
April 2, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.7 Billion in March
April 2, 2020

Texas Businesses Must File Property Tax Renditions by April 15
March 31, 2020

Fiscal Notes : Student Loan Debt in Texas
March 30, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement on Sales Tax Deadlines and Coronavirus Pandemic
March 17, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement on the Agency’s Telework Exercise
March 11, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $766 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
March 11, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement on the Texas Economy
March 9, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.9 Billion in February
March 3, 2020

Fiscal Notes : New Funding for Early Education
February 27, 2020

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Launches Good for Texas Tour: Community College Edition
February 26, 2020

Texas Comptroller’s Office Launches Matagorda Bay Economic and Ecological Resources Report
February 20, 2020

Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
February 19, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.04 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
February 12, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3 Billion in January
February 4, 2020

Texas Comptroller's Office Releases A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas
January 27, 2020

Fiscal Notes : The 2020 Census — Why It's Important
January 23, 2020

Texas Comptroller's Office Partners with the University of Houston - Clear Lake to Perform Western Chicken Turtle Surveys
January 10, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $764 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
January 8, 2020

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $783 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
January 6, 2020

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3 Billion in December
January 3, 2020