Legislative budget-writers will start the 2025 session with a strong surplus, the state's chief financial officer says.

Ahead of the legislative session beginning Tuesday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that Texas has a nearly $24 billion surplus – higher than originally projected. In Hegar’s newly released Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE),

Texas is in good financial shape,” Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Monday when he announced the 2026-2027 biennium revenue estimate.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Monday the state will end its current budget with a surplus of $23.8 billion. It's not as high as the record $32.7 billion the state had two years ago, but lawmakers will still have a lot to consider as they develop the next two-year budget.

The poll shows that when Texas voters were asked what they thought the Legislature's top priority would be, immigration or border security-related issues were the most frequently mentioned responses. Those issues were followed by the economy or concerns related to high prices, then education and crime.

Texas is projected to have $194.6 billion available in general revenue to fund the business of the state over the 2026-2027 biennium, a slight decrease from the last budget cycle, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Monday in his biennial revenue estimate to state lawmakers and leaders.

In his biennial budget projection, Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the state will have a healthy surplus, plus a full economic stabilization fund for the first time in history.

Texas comptroller Glenn Hegar estimates that the Legislature has almost $200 billion for the next budget cycle, including a surplus from last session.

State lawmakers will have an estimated $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending as they write the 2026-27 state budget, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Jan. 13. The 89th Texas Legislature convenes Jan.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar, the state’s chief accountant, released his revenue estimate for the next budget during a discussion hosted by the Texas Tribune. Hegar says lawmakers will have $194.6 billion in revenue available.

The 89th session of the Texas Legislature begins Tuesday and as part of passing a budget, lawmakers will consider what to do with the projected $20 billion surplus.

Texas is projected to have $194.6 billion available in general revenue to fund the business of the state over the 2026-2027 biennium, a slight decrease from the