We are devastated by the passing of TTARA staffer Susie Buda this past weekend. Susie suffered a sudden hemorrhagic stroke last week which surgery was unable to repair. Susie was an incredible joy and talent, and the world is less today without her. She developed into one of the best staffers in the Senate, and…

The Comptroller has published a proposed revision of Rule 3.334 concerning local sales and use taxes in the January 3 edition of the Texas Register. We had previously reported and commented on an informal draft of the rule which that agency shared with us; however, publication in the Register starts a 30-day clock after which the agency…

Thank you for a great 2019! As we near December 31, it allows an opportunity to look back on an incredibly successful year for our members and all Texas taxpayers. In 2019, lawmakers passed landmark legislation that gives taxpayers more say over future increases in all local property taxes—school, city, county, and special districts alike—ultimately…

Lt Governor Patrick this week issued his interim assignments to Senate committees. Committees are to study each “interim charge,” and address them in a report for the next legislature. Interim charges are often, but not always, a harbinger of legislation yet to come. Each committee was given a charge to monitor the implementation of legislation passed in…

The Latest Comptroller Draft Administrative Rule Revisions The Comptroller continues to roll out draft rule revisions to implement legislative changes enacted in the last Regular Session and TTARA has received four new proposals that have been circulated to us as a member of the Comptroller’s Business Advisory Group (BAG) for informal comment before submission to…