Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas environment for would-be entrepreneurs ranks among the nations best for business friendliness yet challenges remain that may discourage potential entrepreneurs according to a study in the latest edition of Fiscal Notes a monthly Comptroller publication that provides Texans with timely information on the states economy and finances.
New businesses just arent being created at the same rate as in the past and thats a trend with potentially serious consequences for our economy" Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. In this issue of
Fiscal Notes well tell you about the help and hurdles Texans can expect when they take their first steps into the area of business ownership."
Fiscal Notes is a byproduct of the Comptrollers constitutional responsibilities to monitor the states economy and estimate state government revenues. It has been published periodically since 1975 featuring in-depth analysis concerning state finances and original research by subject-matter experts in the Comptrollers office.
When I took this job I promised a new focus on the basics the primary missions of the Comptrollers office which serves as the states tax collector bookkeeper and revenue estimator" Hegar said. And
Fiscal Notes reflects that focus helping Texas taxpayers understand how their tax dollars are collected and spent and why."
Published monthly
Fiscal Notes is online at
comptroller.texas.gov/fiscalnotes and can also be received by subscribing via the
Comptrollers web site.