New comptroller site monitors Texas stimulus dollars

From Austin Business Journal, March 2, 2009...

The Texas Comptroller’s office launched a Web site on Feb. 27 aimed at tracking stimulus dollars headed for Texas.

The site will also help business leaders, officials, politicians, economic developers and everyday citizens make sense of the complex legislation.

“Our office is closely reviewing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to determine what it means for Texas,” said Comptroller Susan Combs. “We will share information we have compiled so far and continually update the Web page as federal agencies provide more guidance on the funding included in this complex and far-reaching plan.”

Tracking the Texas Stimulus will begin with a spreadsheet listing the provisions of the $787 billion stimulus bill and an estimate of the amount of money earmarked for Texas.

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Comptroller: Funds down by 10.5%

From Austin Business Journal, January 12, 2009...

The state of Texas will have $77.1 billion in funds available for general purpose spending for the 2010-2011 fiscal years, a new report from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said Monday. This figure is 10.5 percent lower than the general purpose spending funds available in 2008-2009.

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