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First elected as Texas’ comptroller of public accounts in 2014, Glenn Hegar serves as the state’s chief financial officer — a role that includes being treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator.
Before becoming the state’s top accountant, Hegar served eight years in the Texas Senate and four years in the Texas House.
On Jan. 9, Hegar will announce the state’s biennial revenue estimate, which will tell state lawmakers how much they’ll have to spend when they write a new two-year budget in 2023. In July, Hegar said in an early estimate that the state would have a $27 billion surplus heading into the session, thanks largely to inflation and increases in tax revenue from oil and gas production.
Join The Texas Tribune for a conversation with Hegar as he discusses the revenue estimate, how the state is enjoying a surplus amid economic fears nationally and where the state should consider allocating its extra money.
Texas Tribune reporter Karen Brooks Harper will moderate the discussion.
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