Comptroller Signals Review of Data Processing Tax TTARA members will be encouraged by recent comments from Texas Comptroller Don Huffines regarding the state’s controversial application of the sales tax to certain data processing services. During a recent roundtable with small business owners, restaurant operators, and physicians, Comptroller Huffines acknowledged concerns that the current interpretation of…

TY2026 School District Maximum Compressed Rates Available on TTARA Website The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released preliminary TY2026 Maximum Compressed Rates (MCRs), reflecting the compression of school district maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rates required under current law and funded through SB 1, the General Appropriations Act. School districts had until August 15 to…

In this issue Comptroller Huffines Announces “Taxpayer First Project” Tax Litigation Watch: Local Sales Tax Sourcing Case Set for Oral Argument House State Affairs Committee Examines Data Centers and Transmission Lines Comptroller Huffines Announces “Taxpayer First Project” On August 18, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced a new initiative, the Taxpayer First Project, which seeks to reform several…

Comptroller Huffines Assembles New Senior Leadership Team Comptroller Don Huffines is set to unveil his senior leadership team, filling several top posts overseeing tax, fiscal, legal, and external affairs functions, as first reported by the Texas Bullpen. This news follows reports that several longtime Comptroller employees were let go this week, signaling continued organizational changes as…

New TTARA Brief: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts—Powers and Duties of the Office Dear TTARA Members, As Texas’ leading taxpayer research and education organization, TTARA works closely with the comptroller’s office on a wide range of issues. Given that Texas will have a new comptroller for the first time in over a decade, many of our…