June/July
Since 1923 Texas has used motor fuels excise taxes to maintain roads and bridges. But while driving has changed drastically, the taxes we depend on to fund roads haven’t.
June/July
Recent changes in state and federal securities regulations allow businesses to access funding from small investors without many of the hurdles of traditional business investment.
May
The Texas Division of Emergency Management, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, coordinates state and local responses to natural disasters and other emergencies in Texas. It’s a complex but essential task.
May
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott assembled the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas to recommend improvements in communication, coordination and infrastructure to lessen the impact of future disasters.
April
One challenge springing from Texas’ rapid growth is the increasing pressure it puts on our natural resources — especially water. Texas has a huge number of municipal, agricultural and industrial users all relying on limited sources of surface and groundwater.
April
Water infrastructure — dams, pipelines, reservoirs, desalination plants and more — can be tremendously expensive, and usually requires financing through some form of long-term borrowing.
March
Online fraud and theft cost businesses and individuals millions. But a new industry, cybersecurity, is rising fast to defend us.
March
Governmental agencies, increasingly reliant on aging computer systems and the internet, are prime targets for cybercrime. How is Texas protecting you?
February
Statewide pension systems in Texas cover about 2.5 million current and former state and local employees in our state — and they’re facing financial difficulties.
February
Dozens of business incubators throughout Texas provide specialized services to help fledgling companies take wing.
January — Special Edition
In this special issue of Fiscal Notes, we take a detailed look at the Texas public school finance system — and the challenges it faces.
November — Special Edition
In a special November issue of Fiscal Notes, we examine the forces driving the state’s budget — and in particular our spending for health and human services, education and transportation, which together account for nearly 90 percent of the total state budget.
September/October — Special Edition
In a special September-October issue of Fiscal Notes, we discuss long-term obligations — growing financial demands on Texas state government that threaten the state’s finances — and a proposed way to meet these demands, the Texas Legacy Fund.
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In 2015, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 855, which requires state agencies to publish a list of the three most commonly used Web browsers on their websites. The Texas Comptroller’s most commonly used Web browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari.
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