What the Comptroller Does
The Texas Comptroller is:
- The state’s chief financial officer
- Chief accountant for the state’s budget
- Treasurer for state government
- Revenue estimator for how much the state will collect and spend
- Purchasing manager for 221 state agencies and more than 1,700 local entities
- Chief research analyst on trends and factors impacting jobs, economic development and the state’s fiscal health
- Chief tax administrator
What Does The Comptroller Do?
The Texas Comptroller’s Office plays a vital role in the economic health and well-being of Texas, and as Comptroller, Susan is your partner in helping promote and energize state and local governments as well as the Texas business climate. She is the chief financial officer for Texas and steward of the state’s finances. Susan manages the state’s treasury operations, monitors Texas’ fiscal health, makes a biennial estimate of state revenue and ensures state taxes are collected fairly and efficiently to fund vital programs and services for the people of Texas.
What Has Susan Done for You as Comptroller
Since January, 2007 when Susan launched her new vision for Texas at the Comptroller's Office, she has helped improve the economic health of the state, make Texas government more open and accountable and save your tax dollars from wasteful spending.
See Susan's Accomplishments...
Serving Texans – A Bold, New Approach
The Comptroller’s Office sits at a very busy intersection in state government – one where every Texan passes at some time each and every day. Whether it is balancing the state’s books, assisting local communities with economic development or overseeing plans that support higher education or job training, Susan and the Comptroller’s Office are hard at work each and every day for a stronger and better Texas.
A Quick Look at Comptroller Services and Programs
The Comptroller offers a wide range of services and programs online, including Where the Money Goes and Texas Tuition Promise Fund.
Fall 2009 Newsletter: Texas is Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
Read Susan Combs' fall newsletter to get an update on the effects of "cap and trade," the status of the stimulus money in Texas, transparency in state spending, and why Texas is head and shoulders above the rest of the country.