News Releases

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in June
July 1, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Welcomes Former Texas State Sen. Kelly Hancock to Comptroller’s Office
June 19, 2025

Texas Bullion Depository, Through Its IRS-Approved Operator, Now Holding Precious Metal IRA Assets
June 12, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
June 11, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement Following Today’s Update to List of Financial Companies that Boycott Energy Companies
June 3, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Update to List of Financial Companies that Boycott Energy Companies
June 3, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.2 Billion in May
June 2, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Families to Save for Higher Education on 529 College Savings Day
May 28, 2025

Sales Tax Holidays for Water-Efficient and ENERGY STAR® Products Set for May 24-26
May 16, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
May 7, 2025

Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Selects RecoveryPeople to Expand the Recovery Peer Support Specialist Workforce in Texas
May 5, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.2 Billion in April
May 1, 2025

Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April 26-28
April 16, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $996 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
April 9, 2025

Texas Businesses: April 15 is Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions
April 8, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Awards More Than $250 Million in Grants to Boost Law Enforcement Salaries, Hiring in Smaller Communities
April 3, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Sends $44.8 Million in Opioid Settlement Payments to Political Subdivisions
April 1, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in March
April 1, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Joins Event as AT&T, Human-I-T Provide 100 Laptops to the Smithville Workforce Training Center
March 26, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Celebrating Texas Transparency Trailblazers
March 18, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
March 12, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in February
March 3, 2025

Texas Prepaid College Tuition Plan: Enrollment Deadline Approaches
February 18, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.5 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
February 12, 2025

Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas
February 10, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.3 Billion in January
February 3, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
January 31, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Opioid Abatement Fund Council's Approval of $100 Million for 2025 Grant Plan
January 24, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces $700 Million in Awards for Broadband Infrastructure Projects
January 22, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Tax Exemptions and Tax Incidence Report
January 17, 2025

Texas Prepares to Launch LEO Satellite Grant Program to Expand Broadband Access in Rural Areas
January 17, 2025

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate
January 13, 2025

Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Selects Texas A&M University Health Science Center to Provide K-12 Opioid Prevention Education Statewide
January 10, 2025

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
January 8, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.1 Billion in December
January 2, 2025

Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
December 20, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
December 11, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.3 Billion in November
December 2, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Transfer of $5.5 Billion to State Highway and Rainy Day Funds
November 26, 2024

Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases Study on Organized Retail Theft in Texas
November 25, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Has Awarded More than $200 Million in Grants to Boost Law Enforcement Salaries, Hiring in Smaller Communities
November 21, 2024

Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases State of Texas Annual Cash Report
November 8, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
November 6, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces First Round of Awards for Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program
November 4, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in October
November 1, 2024

Fiscal Notes: Home Insurance Premiums Complicate Housing Affordability
October 30, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Visits Comal County for Good for Texas Tour: Rural Law Enforcement Grant Program Edition
October 24, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Returns $3 Billion to Texas Unclaimed Property Owners
October 23, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
October 9, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Visits Tyler for Good for Texas Tour: Rural Law Enforcement Grant Program Edition
October 8, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Launches Good for Texas Tour: Rural Law Enforcement Grant Program Edition
October 2, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in September
October 1, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Statement on Passing of Opioid Abatement Fund Council Member, Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker
September 24, 2024

Fiscal Notes Special Edition: The Future of Texas Power – Keeping Up With Demand, Exploring New Horizons
September 23, 2024

Texas Comptroller’s Office Accepting Applications for Match the Promise Scholarships and Tuition Grants
September 19, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
September 11, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Record $422 Million in Unclaimed Property Returned in Fiscal 2024
September 5, 2024

Enroll in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® Before Nov. 1 and Save
September 4, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces State Revenue for Fiscal 2024, August State Sales Tax Collections
September 3, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Lawsuit Filed by American Sustainable Business Council
August 29, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Study on State’s Housing Affordability Challenge
August 27, 2024

Texas ABLE Program Celebrates ABLE Savings Day
August 14, 2024

Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Selects Grant Awardee to Distribute Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication Statewide
August 9, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
August 7, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $4 Billion in July
August 1, 2024

Fiscal Notes: Discover Texas’ 12 Economic Regions
July 29, 2024

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 9-11, Marks 25th Year
July 25, 2024

Texas Prepaid Tuition Plan Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
July 24, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar: No Need for Formal Revision of Certification Revenue Estimate
July 17, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
July 10, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.9 Billion in June
July 1, 2024

Fiscal Notes: Texas Shows Continued Economic, Population Growth
June 28, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
June 12, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reboots Good for Texas Tour: Military Edition
June 12, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in May
June 3, 2024

Fiscal Notes: Panhandle Wildfires Devastate Lives, Economy
May 31, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Families to Save for Higher Education on 529 College Savings Day
May 29, 2024

Sales Tax Holidays for Water-Efficient and ENERGY STAR® Products Set for May 25-27
May 16, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
May 8, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $4 Billion in April
May 1, 2024

Fiscal Notes: Financial Literacy for Families
April 25, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Visits George W. Bush Library for Good for Texas Tour: Presidential Libraries Edition
April 23, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Visits LBJ Library for Good for Texas Tour: Presidential Libraries Edition
April 15, 2024

Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April 27-29
April 15, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Launch of Naloxone Distribution Grant Opportunity to Combat State’s Opioid Crisis
April 11, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Delivers Grants to Boost Law Enforcement Salaries, Hiring in Smaller Communities
April 10, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
April 10, 2024

Texas Businesses: April 15 is Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions
April 3, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in March
April 1, 2024

Fiscal Notes: New Tax Incentive Program Succeeds Chapter 313
March 27, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Launches Good for Texas Tour: Presidential Libraries Edition
March 26, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Updates to Transparency Stars Program; Applauds Tarrant Regional Water District for its Transparency Efforts
March 14, 2024

Comptroller’s Office Secures Temporary Waiver of Restrictions to Help with Diesel Fuel Supply
March 7, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces $25 Million Grant Funding Available to Distribute Medication to Reverse Opioid Overdoses
March 7, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $981 million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
March 6, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in February
March 1, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces New Approach to Fiscal Notes Publication
February 20, 2024

Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
February 20, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Financial Companies Withdrawing from Climate Change Group
February 15, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
February 7, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Applauds Rural Law Enforcement Offices That Applied for Grant Programs
February 5, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in January
February 1, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
January 31, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
January 10, 2024

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.1 Billion in December
January 2, 2024

Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
December 18, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Regular Session Wrap-Up of Texas’ 88th Legislature
December 13, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Retailers of New E-Cigarette Law Designed to Protect Youth
December 7, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Updates List of Companies Engaging in Scrutinized Business Operations in Iran
December 6, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
December 6, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.1 Billion in November
December 1, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Transfer of $8.5 Billion to State Highway and Rainy Day Funds
November 30, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Opioid Abatement Fund Council's Approvals of Grant Plans and Proposed Rules
November 29, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Says Federal Officials Should Delay Listing Decision on Two Fish Species Found in Edwards Aquifer
November 10, 2023

Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases State of Texas Annual Cash Report
November 9, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
November 8, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Says New Funding Waiver Enhances Pool of BEAD Funding Applicants
November 3, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces $45 Million Purchase in Israel Bonds
November 2, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Update to List of Financial Companies that Boycott Energy Companies
November 1, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in October
November 1, 2023

Fiscal Notes: How Texas Created a Recession-Resilient Economy
October 30, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Purchase of $20 Million in Israel Bonds
October 13, 2023

Texas Comptroller Visits Roscoe Wind Complex for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
October 12, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
October 11, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Businesses About Agency’s Boycott Israel List Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict
October 10, 2023

State-Funded Studies Play Key Role in Federal Agency’s Decision to not List Plains Spotted Skunk as an Endangered Species
October 9, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases 2024-25 Certification Revenue Estimate
October 5, 2023

Texas Comptroller Visits Montgomery County Power Station for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
October 3, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in September
October 2, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Building Strong Infrastructure for a Growing Texas
September 29, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Record $344 Million in Unclaimed Property Returned in Fiscal 2023
September 28, 2023

Texas Comptroller Visits STP Nuclear Operating Company for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
September 27, 2023

Texas Comptroller Visits Quanta Services for Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
September 21, 2023

Comptroller’s Office Accepting Applications for Match the Promise Scholarships and Tuition Grants
September 15, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Launches Good for Texas Tour: Energy Edition
September 14, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
September 7, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Makes Appointments to Statewide Task Force to Combat Organized Retail Theft
September 5, 2023

Texas Water: Present and Future Needs 2023
September 5, 2023

Texas Tuition Promise Fund® Turns 15; Enroll Before Nov. 1 and Save
September 1, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces State Revenue for Fiscal 2023, August State Sales Tax Collections
September 1, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Texas Film, Video Game Industries in the Spotlight
August 30, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
August 9, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $4 Billion in July
August 1, 2023

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 11-13
July 27, 2023

Fiscal Notes: An Analysis of State Workforce Challenges
July 25, 2023

Texas Prepaid Tuition Plan Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
July 13, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
July 12, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.9 Billion in June
July 5, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Commitment of Federal Funding to Address Digital Divide
June 29, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Upcoming Changes to Texas Broadband Development Program
June 14, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
June 7, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in May
June 1, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Reminds Families to Save for Higher Education on 529 College Savings Day
May 24, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Fighting A Fossil Fuels Boycott
May 23, 2023

Sales Tax Holidays for Water-Efficient and ENERGY STAR® Products Set for May 27-29
May 17, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
May 10, 2023

Texas ABLE Program Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
May 4, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.1 Billion in April
May 1, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Transparency at Texans’ Fingertips
April 26, 2023

Texas Broadband Development Office Seeks Input from Public for Development of Digital Opportunity Plan
April 20, 2023

Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April 22-24
April 13, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $977 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
April 12, 2023

Texas Businesses: April 17 is Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions
April 5, 2023

Texas Comptroller’s Office Accepting Grant Applications for Broadband Infrastructure Projects
April 3, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Rescinds Determination, Accepts Harris County’s Acknowledgment of Defunding the Police, Seeks Greater Transparency in Local Budgeting
April 3, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.6 Billion in March
April 3, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Texas’ Rainy Day Fund Projected to Hit Cap for First Time
March 29, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Recognition for Financial Reporting
March 23, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Update to List of Financial Companies that Boycott Energy Companies
March 20, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Latest Harris County Legal Maneuvering
March 9, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
March 8, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Makes First Round of Opioid Settlement Payments to Political Subdivisions
March 7, 2023

Texas Comptroller’s Office Soliciting Grant Applications for Broadband Infrastructure Projects
March 6, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in February
March 1, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Higher Education Enrollment Decline Spurs Proposals
February 28, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Harris County Effort to Resolve Police Defunding
February 28, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement in Response to Harris County’s Waste of Taxpayer Resources
February 24, 2023

Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases Reference Essentials for Current Legislative Session
February 17, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Harris County Decision to Waste Additional Taxpayer Resources in Effort to Defund the Police
February 16, 2023

Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Enrollment Deadline Approaches
February 15, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Harris County Budget: “They are Defunding the Police”
February 10, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
February 8, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Record $4.11 Billion in January
February 1, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Encourages Texans in Panhandle to Monitor New Endangered Species Listing
January 31, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
January 31, 2023

Texas Comptroller’s Office Awarded $363 Million in Federal Grants to Increase Access to Affordable, High-Speed Internet
January 27, 2023

Fiscal Notes: Fentanyl Flowing into Texas
January 26, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Texas Broadband Development Map Identifying Areas Eligible for Funding
January 12, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes Nearly $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
January 11, 2023

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate
January 9, 2023

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.93 Billion in December
January 3, 2023

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Issues Statement in Response to Texas Communities’ Call for Greater Transparency from Federal Agencies on Broadband Funding Process
December 22, 2022

Comptroller’s Office Accepting Match the Promise Scholarship Applications Through Dec. 31
December 16, 2022

Fiscal Notes: Drought in Texas
December 14, 2022

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Petitions Federal Government on Timing of its Broadband Map Development, Release of Federal Broadband Funding
December 13, 2022

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Companies Asking the Texas Supreme Court to Compel his Office to Process All Chapter 313 Applications
December 13, 2022

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
December 7, 2022

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Record $3.96 Billion in November
December 1, 2022

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Transfer of $7.3 Billion to State Highway and Rainy Day Funds
November 29, 2022

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Federal Government’s Plan to Allow Retirement Fund Managers to Prioritize ESG
November 22, 2022