/tags/glenn-hegar Glenn Hegar en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:22:25 GMT /politics/2023-01-09/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. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:22:25 GMT /politics/2023-01-09/texas-record-breaking-surplus-is-now-nearly-33-billion Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /texas/2020-04-09/hegar-texas-faces-rough-road-ahead-but-will-weather-storm From Texas Standard:As Texas and the nation adjust to a second month of business closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, so too are the state's� Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:12:50 GMT /texas/2020-04-09/hegar-texas-faces-rough-road-ahead-but-will-weather-storm Terri Langford /texas/2019-01-07/texas-comptroller-gives-lawmakers-cautiously-optimistic-revenue-estimate-for-2019-session At a time when legislators are vowing to spend more money on public schools and slow the growth of Texans� property tax bills, the state should have� Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:32:29 GMT /texas/2019-01-07/texas-comptroller-gives-lawmakers-cautiously-optimistic-revenue-estimate-for-2019-session Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune /texas/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 session� Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:03:08 GMT /texas/2018-02-01/texas-finance-chief-warns-lawmakers-the-next-state-budget-will-be-tight Jill Ament /texas/2017-08-17/glenn-hegar-says-texas-would-be-the-biggest-loser-if-the-u-s-left-nafta From Texas Standard:Even though the Texas Legislature failed to pass measures to reform property taxes or the school finance system during the regular and� Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:43:11 GMT /texas/2017-08-17/glenn-hegar-says-texas-would-be-the-biggest-loser-if-the-u-s-left-nafta Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-06-15/depository-or-not-texas-gold-may-not-move-home-anytime-soon From Texas Standard:The Texas Bullion Depository is the state's plan to build something like its own version of Fort Knox � it would be the first� Thu, 15 Jun 2017 20:49:20 GMT /texas/2017-06-15/depository-or-not-texas-gold-may-not-move-home-anytime-soon Alexandra Hart /texas/2017-04-14/glenn-hegar-says-its-time-to-invest-part-of-texas-rainy-day-fund From Texas Standard:Since the 1980s, Texas has set aside a portion of state funds specifically to be used when things aren’t so rosy. It seems like an� Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:44:55 GMT /texas/2017-04-14/glenn-hegar-says-its-time-to-invest-part-of-texas-rainy-day-fund Rhonda Fanning /politics/2017-01-09/hegar-gives-lawmakers-dour-revenue-estimate-for-2017-session From The Texas Tribune: Facing sluggish economic forecasts amid low oil prices along with billions in tax revenue already dedicated to the state highway� Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:14:49 GMT /politics/2017-01-09/hegar-gives-lawmakers-dour-revenue-estimate-for-2017-session Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune /texas/2016-08-11/whos-going-to-pay-for-veterans-college-tuition From Texas Standard:Every year thousands of veterans benefit from the so-called post-9/11 GI bill, which pays for tuition to help vets afford college.The� Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-08-11/whos-going-to-pay-for-veterans-college-tuition Rhonda Fanning, Joy Diaz /texas/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 lows� Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:45:00 GMT /texas/2016-01-21/heres-what-lower-oil-and-gas-prices-mean-for-texas-roads Rhonda Fanning