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…

Senate Finance Hearing Recap: Data Center Tax Exemption & State Fiscal Impacts Today, the Senate Finance Committee heard invited and public testimony on its interim charge examining data center investment and the fiscal effects of the state’s sales tax exemption for qualifying data centers. The charge directs the Committee to study the costs and impacts…

TTARA State Tax Committee Meeting – August 14, 2026 The TTARA State Tax Committee will meet on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT) via Zoom to discuss several issues arising from the recent franchise tax rulemaking, as well as other matters of interest to members. During the meeting, we will…