( AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.06 billion in December, 3.2 percent more than in December 2022. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency in December.
In the regular monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees on December 5, superintendent Bryan White provided documentation concerning the process of hiring an interim superintendent and/or delegation to perform duties required of a superintendent. White had previously announced his retirement at year’s end in the November meeting.
After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.
AUSTIN— A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31. The cuts come in the form of increased home exemptions, lower school district rates, and limiting the amount property appraisals can rise.