The Texas Economy

The Comptroller’s latest resource – www.TheTexasEconomy.org – takes you inside the Texas Economy with graphics, interviews and data you can count on, including the latest financial trends and economic indicators.

Texas Rising — Bring the Brightest Together

Read how Texas A&M’s expansion benefits students and the community. See why Bexar County and the East Texas GIS Consortium are using mobile technology to improve services, and learn how Freeport exemptions attract business investment.   Subscribe now!

Get Ready Texas!

Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, a person claiming an exemption from sales tax on the purchase of certain items used in the production of agricultural and timber products is required to have a Texas Agriculture and Timber Exemption Registration Number. Learn more »

Certification Revenue Estimate 2012-13 Biennium

Revenue collections in fiscal 2011 were stronger than expected, with Texas moving more fully into economic recovery. View the 2012-13 biennium Certification Revenue Estimate report and its detailed tables.

Unclaimed Property

Find the treasures searching for you. Get details on how you can search our unclaimed property database for property that might be yours.

Keeping Texas First

Our new site gives communities, landowners and businesses the information and tools they need to keep watch on the rapidly changing world of federal environmental regulation – to make sure that we’re Keeping Texas First.

Fiscal Notes - Texas On the Fire Line

In this issue, we spotlight fast-growing Texas industries that pay above-average wages; the toll of the ongoing drought; Texas firefighters and the funding that supports them; tournament fishing on Texas lakes; and how cities can cultivate “green infrastructure.” Subscribe now!

SB18 Compliance

Senate Bill 18, enacted by the 82nd Legislature, requires all public and private entities authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain in Texas to submit a letter to the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Gaining Costs, Losing Time: The Obesity Crisis

This is a follow-up to the 2007 report that outlines the cost of obesity to Texas businesses and provides strong recommendations to address the state's obesity crisis on all levels: in our schools, businesses and communities.

Texas Transparency Website

Check out the Comptroller’s transparency website for an inside look at your tax dollars at work in Texas.

Sales Tax Holiday

Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes for clothing and school supplies on August 19, 20 and 21 - the state's annual tax holiday.

View the list of exemption items.