News Releases
December 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Free Seminar Answers Business Owners’ Questions About State Taxes
December 22, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Urges Action on Work Force Training Gap
December 17, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Delivers $488 Million in December Sales Tax Allocations to Local Governments
December 12, 2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Says State Has Tightened Its Belt Through Transparency Initiatives
December 3, 2008
November 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office to Offer Local Tax Help - Waxahachie
November 19, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Reports Continuing Increase in Sales Tax Collections
November 7, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs to Reshape Property Tax Division, Re-emphasize Customer Service
November 3, 2008
October, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Recommends Home Energy Ratings
to Increase Energy Efficiency
October 30, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules November Tax Help Seminars
October 29, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Urges Texans to Claim Forgotten Money
October 16, 2008
Transparency Innovations Win Honors for Texas Comptroller’s Office
October 13, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Appoints Ann O’Connell
as Special Counsel and Director of Criminal investigations
October 13, 2008
State Sales Tax Collections Increase; Comptroller Susan Combs Delivers $452 Million to Local Governments
October 10, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules October Tax Help Seminars
October 6, 2008
Comptroller’s Report Examines Economic Opportunities and Challenges in Upper East Texas
October 2, 2008
September 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Says State Parks Are Natural Economic Assets to Texas
September 25, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Updates Hurricane Victims On Available Tax Relief
September 19, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Cuts TexPool’s Ties With Lehman Brothers Inc.
September 17, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Advises Hurricane Ike Victims That Some Recovery Services Are Non-Taxable
September 12, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $491 Million in September Sales Tax Payments to Local Governments
September 12, 2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Introduces the Texas Tuition Promise Fund For Texas Families to Achieve College Savings Goals
September 10, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules September Tax Help Seminars
September 2, 2008
August 2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to Host
Kingsville Economic Summit
August 20, 2008
This Weekend Marks 10th Annual Sales Tax Holiday
August 13, 2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Offers Free Energy Assessments to Farmers and Ranchers
August 11, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $583 Million in Local
Sales Tax Revenue
August 8, 2008
Texas Receives Highest Ratings on Short-Term Notes
August 7, 2008
Comptroller’s Report Examines Tremendous Economic
Opportunities in the South Texas Region
August 7, 2008
July 2008
Sales Tax Holiday Brings Relief to Family Budgets
July 30, 2008
Comptroller Combs Offers Tax Help to Hurricane Dolly Victims
July 25, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules August Tax Help Seminars
July 24, 2008
HUB Expo Helps Businesses Compete For State Contracts
July 22, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Leads Texas Delegation Seeking New Business Opportunities With Spain
July 14, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
July 11, 2008
Comptroller Helps Holliday Independent School District Achieve Energy Savings
July 2, 2008
Hubert Honored as TSABAA’s Administrator of the Year
July 1, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules July Tax Help Seminars
July 1, 2008
June 2008
Comptroller Helps Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Achieve Energy Savings
June 30, 2008
Comptroller’s Office Releases Preliminary Franchise Tax Information
June 25, 2008
Comptroller Combs Distributes $459 Million in Local Sales Tax
June 13, 2008
Texas Comptroller Opens Satellite Office in Longview for Taxpayer Help
June 5, 2008
May 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Announces Senior Staff Changes
May 30, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules June Tax Help Seminars
May 28, 2008
Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Offers Tax Break
on Energy Efficient Household Equipment
May 19, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Launches New Web Portal to Economic Resources
May 13, 2008
Comptroller Schedules More Webinars to Assist Franchise Taxpayers
May 9, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Sends Local Governments $554 Million in Sales Tax Revenue
May 9, 2008
Comptroller’s Energy Report Examines Texas’ Future Energy Options and the Impact of Evolving Energy Policies
May 6, 2008
Comptroller Combs Appoints New Director to Oversee College Savings Programs
May 1, 2008
Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Encourages Texans
to Choose Energy Efficient Household Equipment
May 1, 2008
April 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office to Offer Local Tax Help in Houston
April 30, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office to Offer Local Tax Help in Corsicana
April 30, 2008
Comptroller’s Office Reminds Houston Taxpayers to Register for Franchise Tax Seminars
April 25, 2008
Comptroller Announces Additional Time to File Annual Franchise Tax Reports
April 22, 2008
Comptroller’s Office Reminds Dallas Taxpayers to Register for Franchise Tax Seminars
April 18, 2008
Comptroller’s Report Examines Economic Opportunities
and Challenges in Texas’ High Plains Region
April 17, 2008
Communities Receive $92.3 Million in Tobacco Settlement Funds to Offset Health Care Costs
April 16, 2008
State Sales Tax Collections Increase in March, Comptroller Combs Distributes $419 Million
to Local Governments
April 11, 2008
Grants Are Available to Combat Teen Smoking
April 10, 2008
Survey Shows Parents Fall Short in Savings and Financial Know-How to Pay for Kids’ College
April 9, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Nominates Panelists to Review Effects of Revised Franchise Tax
April 3, 2008
Comptroller Announces Dallas and Houston Franchise Tax Seminars
April 3, 2008
Reporting Forms Now Available for Revised Texas Franchise Tax
April 1, 2008
March 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Reminds Businesses of April 15 Deadline for Filing Property Tax Renditions
March 28, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules April Tax Help Seminars
March 26, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Reports Continued Growth in
State and Local Sales Tax Revenues
March 14,2008
Comptroller Schedules Additional Webinars to Inform Taxpayers About Revised Franchise Tax
March 3, 2008
February 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office Schedules March Tax Help Seminars
February 27, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Presents A More Transparent Window on State Government
February 15, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Appoints Agency Liaison
February 12, 2008
Comptroller Combs to Discuss Mexican Water Case and Other Key Texas Issues During Washington Visit
February 11, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office to Offer Local Tax Help
February 11, 2008
Comptroller Combs Distributes $640 Million in Local Sales Tax
February 8, 2008
January 2008
Comptroller Urges Texans to Claim Federal Tax Breaks
January 23, 2008
Comptroller Schedules Webinars to Inform Taxpayers About Revised Franchise Tax
January 22, 2008
Comptroller’s Report Examines Economic Opportunities
and Challenges in a Growing, Changing Texas
January 17, 2008
Comptroller Susan Combs Delivers First Local Sales Tax Allocations of 2008
January 11, 2008
Texas Comptroller’s Office to Offer Local Tax Help
January 4, 2008