/tags/glenn-hegar Glenn Hegar en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:32:20 GMT /texas-news/2025-10-01/austin-texas-tx-sales-tax-fees-ebay-poshmark-amazon-mercari-etsy Small sellers say the new tax on fees cuts into already thin margins while the comptroller argues state law requires online marketplaces be taxed like any other data processor. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:32:20 GMT /texas-news/2025-10-01/austin-texas-tx-sales-tax-fees-ebay-poshmark-amazon-mercari-etsy Nathan Bernier /government/2023-01-10/texas-record-breaking-surplus-is-now-nearly-33-billion And Texas will have $188.2 billion in general revenue for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, a 26% increase from the last biennium. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /government/2023-01-10/texas-record-breaking-surplus-is-now-nearly-33-billion Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /texas-news/2021-07-26/texas-investigates-ben-and-jerrys-for-potentially-boycotting-israel In Texas, a company that boycotts Israel is more offensive than one whose CEO is fighting federal wire fraud charges over covering up a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:00:31 GMT /texas-news/2021-07-26/texas-investigates-ben-and-jerrys-for-potentially-boycotting-israel Paul Flahive /government/2020-12-28/balancing-texas-budget-is-always-complicated-the-pandemic-and-recession-will-make-it-even-harder-in-2021 Lawmakers could face a multibillion-dollar budget deficit due to the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying recession. That will only compound the difficulties of balancing the budget. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:00:44 GMT /government/2020-12-28/balancing-texas-budget-is-always-complicated-the-pandemic-and-recession-will-make-it-even-harder-in-2021 Catherine DeLaura, Texas Tribune /texas-news/2020-12-01/despite-staggering-pandemic-losses-texas-budget-forecast-better-than-expected-state-comptroller-says Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar didn't provide details as he told lawmakers Monday that the financial forecast isn't as dire as earlier feared. But he said revenues are still down "significantly" compared with last year. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:00:43 GMT /texas-news/2020-12-01/despite-staggering-pandemic-losses-texas-budget-forecast-better-than-expected-state-comptroller-says Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune /news/2020-08-03/texas-sales-tax-collections-went-up-in-july-and-were-higher-than-one-year-ago For the first time in months, Texas’ sales tax revenue increased when compared to the same period last year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT /news/2020-08-03/texas-sales-tax-collections-went-up-in-july-and-were-higher-than-one-year-ago Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune /2018-02-01/texas-finance-chief-warns-lawmakers-the-next-state-budget-will-be-tight From Texas Standard . Despite an economy that is reportedly continuing to grow, the state’s budget chief is looking ahead to the next legislative... Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:03:08 GMT /2018-02-01/texas-finance-chief-warns-lawmakers-the-next-state-budget-will-be-tight Jill Ament | Texas Standard /texas-news/2017-01-09/comptroller-glenn-hegar-gives-lawmakers-dour-revenue-estimate-for-2017-session Facing sluggish economic forecasts amid low oil prices along with billions in tax revenue already dedicated to the state highway fund, Comptroller Glenn… Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:38:04 GMT /texas-news/2017-01-09/comptroller-glenn-hegar-gives-lawmakers-dour-revenue-estimate-for-2017-session Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune /2016-01-21/heres-what-lower-oil-and-gas-prices-mean-for-texas-roads From Texas Standard: Gas prices are at the lowest they’ve been on average in about seven years, according to AAA. Today crude oil prices are near 2003... Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:45:00 GMT /2016-01-21/heres-what-lower-oil-and-gas-prices-mean-for-texas-roads Rhonda Fanning /texas-news/2015-01-12/texas-comptroller-moderate-expansion-of-economy-is-expected Amid concerns that tumbling oil prices could push the Texas economy into a recession, Comptroller Glenn Hegar offered a cautiously optimistic tone on the… Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:50:15 GMT /texas-news/2015-01-12/texas-comptroller-moderate-expansion-of-economy-is-expected Aman Batheja Texas Tribune