Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar told House members that it’s too soon to make detailed forecasts, but both the state budget and Economic Stabilization Fund could be drastically revised down.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas restaurants are asking for tax relief from the state. But officials say they need those revenues during the pandemic.
Restaurant owners say that delaying sales tax payments could help them ride out the pandemic. State officials, however, say that those revenues help keep hospitals and emergency services running.
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State Government
Analysis: The politics of paying one Texan’s local sales taxes to another Texan’s city
A longstanding economic development incentive tied to local sales taxes has run into a hurdle, as voters find out some of their local dollars are ending up in faraway localities. Blame the internet.
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State Government
Analysis: A Texas sales tax rule hinges on a question: What’s local?
This is the kind of question that makes tax consultants wealthy: If a Texan buys something online, should the local sales tax go to the seller’s city or the buyer’s?
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Demographics
Big Tex and Dickies are a perfect fit, but Uvalde factory’s fate is another story
Iconic Texas-based clothing maker Williamson-Dickie made headlines last year when it announced it was closing its last U.S. factory, in Uvalde. While that plant has been repurposed and still employs several residents, the city is grappling over changes to a key partner in its community.
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Texas on pace to collect more tax revenues than predicted, but state comptroller has a few words of caution
Glenn Hegar told lawmakers they’ll end the current budget with more money on hand than expected, and with a large balance in the state’s rainy day fund.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: A rumor of a game of succession in the Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has done his best to knock down rumors he might take a job with the Trump administration. That hasn’t stopped talk about what might happen if he leaves his current job.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas tax collectors predict another $500 million for the state budget
The announcement Tuesday from Comptroller Glenn Hegar came amid lawmakers’ closed-door haggling over the two-year budget, which includes funds for public schools and property tax relief.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: The Texas comptroller’s new “pesky chart”
In a new report, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the state should cover 40 percent of the cost of public education — and should cover the costs of inflation, too.
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Texas Legislature 2019
TribCast: Here comes the Texas Lege
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the lead-up to the 2019 Texas legislative session, the state’s new arrivals to Congress and the latest presidential buzz out of Texas.