Growing and Governing Texas
Texas Transparency Check-up
Partnering for Impact
Select a topic below to view tools and ideas provided by the Comptroller Local Government Assistance team to support economic development and job growth in your region:
- Comptroller’s online tools offer help for local governments
- How to boost sales tax collections without raising rates
- Funding options for cash-strapped local governments
- Counties tap into Chapter 381 Economic Development Agreements to sweeten incentives for development.
- Cities can tap state and local grants for recreational development.
- State and federal grants help communities build work force training programs.
- Billboard, print and television advertising can help bring in tourists
- Boost event budgets with city hotel taxes
- Use sales and hotel occupancy taxes to fund downtown improvement projects
- Work with businesses and universities to fund job training
- Drive transportation project funding with Section 4A/4B sales tax
Economic Development Tools
- Report of the Texas Economic Development Act
- Presentation Tools
- Texas Business Advantage
- Economic Development Tip Sheets and Reports
- Prospect Kit Guide
- Texas EDGE Data Center Reports
- Census Data
- State Energy Conservation Office Links
- External Resource Links
Governing Tools
- Assessments: Receive an on-site assessment of operations from Comptroller staff trained to help you constructively review and analyze the effectiveness of procedures and operating systems.
- Control Self Assessment: Preparing you to meet your “what ifs” head-on.
- Court Costs and Fees
- Court Costs, Fees and Fines for Justice, County, and District Courts - November 2007 (1.0 MB)
- Court Costs, Fees and Fines for Texas Municipal Courts - December 2007 (1.1 MB)
- Sheriffs’ and Constables’ Fees
- Financial Management
- State of Texas CO-OP Purchasing Program
- Go DIRect Purchasing Program for IT Products and Services
- Tobacco Compliance Grants