The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) set unemployment insurance (UI) tax rates for 2022 at a stable level to avoid burdening Texas businesses with a significant increase of taxes resulting from [...]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he has completed the transfer of more than $2.91 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the [...]
The White House has released a fact sheet detailing funds Texas is expected to receive under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Included in the fact sheet are total funding [...]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a Consumer Price Index Summary for October 2021. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent in October [...]
The Comptroller’s Office has published a special edition of Fiscal Notes focusing on the economic impact of Winter Storm Uri. This issue covers causes of outages during Winter Storm Uri, [...]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of the State of Texas Annual Cash Report for fiscal 2021. The report, a cash-basis representation of the state’s financial condition as of Aug. 31, [...]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $3.41 billion in October, 25.2% more than in October 2020. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales [...]
The following bills passed during the Second and Third Called Special Sessions either appropriated General Revenue (GR) directly or had state fiscal impact as estimated by the Legislative Budget Board. [...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $290 million statewide opioid settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve opioid-related claims. The agreement will largely track the terms of [...]
The Comptroller’s Office has published proposed rule changes to 34 TAC Chapter 20, Statewide Procurement and Support Services, in the October 15th Texas Register. The Comptroller’s Office will hold an [...]