Despite Staggering Pandemic Losses, Texas Budget Forecast Better Than Expected, State Comptroller Says

Comptroller Glenn Hegar discussed the biennial revenue estimate for the 2020-21 biennium at the state capitol in 2019. On Monday, he said state revenues are down during the pandemic, but not as bad as earlier feared. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the summer, he said Monday. But Hegar did not outline specifics as state coffers continue to suffer from the economic recession spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Sales tax ...

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