The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) has posted an audit report covering the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) administration of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grants. Overall, the SAO [...]
The House Committee on Appropriations heard invited testimony regarding interim charges related to school safety, including the availability of funding sources and potential costs proposed by the Governor and House [...]
The Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform met on September 20 to hear invited and public testimony on interim charges related to voter engagement in property tax elections, management [...]
On Wednesday, September 12, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $738.8 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 10.5 [...]
The Senate Committee on Finance met on September 11 to hear invited testimony regarding an update on funds used to address Hurricane Harvey relief, the long-term impact of Hurricane Harvey [...]
The Legislative Budget Board met on September 7, 2018 to hear from the Comptroller of Public Accounts concerning the agency’s Legislative Appropriation Request for the 86th Session and key exceptional [...]
The Legislative Budget Board met on September 6, 2018 to hear from the Department of Information Resources concerning the agency’s Legislative Appropriation Request for the 86th Session and key exceptional [...]
The House Select Committee on Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure met in San Antonio on August 20 to hear invited and public testimony on the benefits and needs of Texas’ inland [...]
As part of the budget cycle, the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and the governor’s budget office have begun holding joint hearings on agency budget requests. As a part of this [...]
The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) Contracts Oversight and Technology Team sent out in their August newsletter and update the cost containment provision in the GAA (General Appropriations Act). Under Article [...]