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Susan Combs

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Name: Susan Combs

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Rutgers University

Copelin: Are Texas lawmakers too gullible spending your money?

How gullible are Texas lawmakers?A Rutgers University expert on economic incentives posed that question to me as I was researching House Bill 2061,which would have provided loans to small businesses in poor communities.Here's the deal.Give me $292.5 million ... [Published Individual.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: David Dewhurst, Susan Combs, Management Fee, Rutgers University

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

June 1 deadline to protest appraisals

Comptroller Susan Combs is reminding homeowners and businesses about the deadline to protest property value appraisals.Once you have received your appraisal notice in the mail, you must file a written notice of protest with your local appraisal review ... [Published Wichita Falls Times Record News - 21 hours ago]

Entities: protest, Deadline, Property, Susan Combs

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

TEXPERS Lauds Passage of Bill Increasing Pension Transparency and Requiring Education for Trustees

SOURCE Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement SystemsHOUSTONThe bill further expands the transparency which retirement systems already provide their members and the public. It establishes requirements for state and local pensions' reporting on ... [Published FOX 5 KVVU-TV - May 24 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Education, Robert Duncan

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

For Perry, Veto is a Seasonal Power

Look at your calendar. It’s about to be Perry time.Texas governors like Rick Perry have three primary sources of power.First is the bully pulpit — the ability to draw attention to a particular issue or cause, to get widespread media coverage, and to try ... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 24 2013]

Entities: Rick Perry, Susan Combs, Executive (government), Joe Straus, David Dewhurst

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Rick Perry

Budget Agreement Leaves About $8 Billion in Fund

As another legislative session draws to a close, Texas’ savings account is poised to remain more flush than Democrats and many Republicans in the Legislature had preferred at the beginning of the session.After debating the issue for months, lawmakers ... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 23 2013]

Entities: Rick Perry, Infrastructure, Public Policy

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Texas Comptroller is helping Potter County residents claim cash

is a Multi-Media Journalist for Pronews 7 and ConnectAmarillo.com.AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Potter County resident who think they might have money in the state's Unclaimed Property database can search a list at an event hosted by the Texas Comptroller's office ... [Published ConnectAmarillo.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Property, Santa Fe (New Mexico, United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Potter County Residents Can Claim Lost Cash on May 24

AMARILLO -- Potter County residents will have the chance to see if they have any unclaimed property or money waiting in the states Unclaimed Property database at an event hosted by the Texas Comptrollers office and Potter County Treasurer Leann Jenni ... [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Property, Susan Combs, Santa Fe (New Mexico, United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Comptroller Combs distributes monthly sales tax revenue; touts economy, job growth

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reported that state sales tax revenue in April was $2.15 billion, up 3.9 percent compared to April 2012.“Sales tax collections were up in a range of sectors from construction and manufacturing to restaurants,” Combs said. ... [Published Pleasanton Express - May 23 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Consumer Confidence Index, Unemployment Rate, Vehicle Sales, Natural Gas

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Energy tax breaks set this weekend

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs is reminding Texans that the state’s annual Energy Star sales tax holiday is this weekend, Saturday through Monday.The sales tax break applies to Energy Star qualified air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less, refrigerators ... [Published Wichita Falls Times Record News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Susan Combs

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Lizard Protection Bill Caught In Oil Politics

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs and major oil and gas interests are fighting hard to stop reforms of the species protection program that was used in the oil-rich Permian Basin to keep the feds from listing a lizard as endangered, several top Republicans ... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 20 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Kel Seliger, Lizard

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Sales tax revenue down a little for May, still ahead for the year

Even though basketball season in Keene is over, the city's sales tax revenue continues to bounce up and down.After experiencing double-digit increases for six of the last seven months, the city's sales tax revenue is down a little compared to May 2012, ... [Published The Keene Star - May 20 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Growth Rates, Allotment, Manufacturing, Stocks

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

County, city sales tax rebates up for year

BEEVILLE — Sales tax rebates slipped slightly for Bee County when the office of State Comptroller Susan Combs sent out payments last week.The $191,785.86 rebate was down by 9.17 percent when compared to last May’s rebate of $211,155.38.But Bee County ... [Published My Soutex - May 20 2013]

Entities: Susan Combs, Austin

Quotes

"that money belongs to texans, and it is important that we get it back into the right hands" said Texas Comptroller Susan Combs

Texas Comptroller is helping Potter County residents claim cash [Published ConnectAmarillo.com - May 23 2013]

"the current balance in the states unclaimed property fund is approximately $2.6 billion" said Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. "That money belongs to Texans, and it is important that we get it back into the right hands."

Potter County Residents Can Claim Lost Cash on May 24 [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 23 2013]

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Copelin: Are Texas lawmakers too gullible spend... [Published Individual.com - 13 hours ago]
June 1 deadline to protest appraisals [Published Wichita Falls Times Record News - 21 hours ago]
TEXPERS Lauds Passage of Bill Increasing Pensio... [Published FOX 5 KVVU-TV - May 24 2013]
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today reminded ho... [Published Guidry News - May 24 2013]
For Perry, Veto is a Seasonal Power [Published The Texas Tribune - May 24 2013]
City of Alice experiences sales tax allocation ... [Published AliceTX.com - May 23 2013]
Budget Agreement Leaves About $8 Billion in Fund [Published The Texas Tribune - May 23 2013]
Texas Comptroller is helping Potter County resi... [Published ConnectAmarillo.com - May 23 2013]
Potter County Residents Can Claim Lost Cash on ... [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 23 2013]
Comptroller Combs distributes monthly sales tax... [Published Pleasanton Express - May 23 2013]
Inside Intelligence: About the End Games... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 21 2013]
Energy tax breaks set this weekend [Published Wichita Falls Times Record News - May 21 2013]
The Evening Brief: May 20, 2013 [Published The Texas Tribune - May 21 2013]
Lizard Protection Bill Caught In Oil Politics [Published The Texas Tribune - May 20 2013]
Sales tax revenue down a little for May, still ... [Published The Keene Star - May 20 2013]
Comptroller Reminds Texans the ENERGY STAR Sale... [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 20 2013]
Comptroller reminds Texans the ENERGY STAR® Sal... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 20 2013]
County, city sales tax rebates up for year [Published My Soutex - May 20 2013]
Penny Pritzker: ObamaÂ´s WorstInsult to His Lef... [Published Lucianne.com - May 20 2013]
Anise, We Have a Problem [Published Lucianne.com - May 19 2013]
Community invited to welcome back National Guar... [Published Palestine Herald - May 19 2013]
Sales tax rebates down in Hood [Published Hood County News - May 18 2013]
Texas Lunch Links: Special Session, Texas Barbe... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 17 2013]
A Breach of Trust [Published Breitbart Feed - May 17 2013]
Combs Approved Tax Breaks for Major Campaign Co... [Published Texas Observer - May 16 2013]
State budget negotiators meeting. Is there a deal? [Published MySanAntonio - May 16 2013]
BUSINESS REPORT: Texas ? Innovation Moves Front... [Published Business Facilities - May 16 2013]
Sales tax allocations up again [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
County, cities receive May sales tax allocations [Published Palestine Herald - May 15 2013]
TPJ Report: Tax-Break Recipients Give Combs $23... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 15 2013]

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Texas Lunch Links: Special Session, Texas Barbe... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 17 2013] Texas Lunch Links is a lunchtime buffet of Texas News and Views with a heavy emphasis on happenings at the Texas Legislature. SPECIAL SESSION: Dallas Democratic Senator Royce West told a reporter from the Statesman on Thursday , "I think a special ...
A Breach of Trust [Published Breitbart Feed - May 17 2013] As tax collector for the nation’s second-largest state, I know it’s a necessary function — from the fire station to the space station, nothing government does is possible without taxes. But it’s sure no path to popularity. Tax collectors have ...
TPJ Report: Tax-Break Recipients Give Combs $23... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 15 2013] State to Pay $1.2 Billion in Related Tax Abatements Since Susan Combs became comptroller in 2007, her office and local school districts have granted corporations $2.1 billion in property-tax abatements for almost 100 manufacturing and power-generating ...
Senate officially taps the Rainy Day Fund [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 25 2013] Well done . Texas senators hammered out a sweeping deal to increase state funding for water and transportation projects and schools on Tuesday, tackling some of the thorniest issues of the legislative session all at once. The senators voted ...
Texas Lunch Links: How to Help West, Perry's Il... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Apr 18 2013] We do our best, but we can't cover everything. To fill in the gaps, please enjoy Texas Lunch Links: a lunchtime buffet of links to Texas-related news and views. HELP WEST, TEXAS: The people of West, Texas need our help after yesterday's horrific ...

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Opinion: What Your Local Government is Hiding Can [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Jan 16 2013]
Texas Still Holding Strong Through 2013 [Published FOX Business - Video - Jan 16 2013]