Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What do you know about the person who controls Texas' money? The Comptroller of Public Accounts is the state's chief financial officer, AKA the checkbook manager. The comptroller shapes how lawmakers write the state budget and decide how much funding goes to schools, road projects, water infrastructure, and property tax cuts. Ahead of primary election day on Tuesday, March 3, the Texas Tribune's Laura Duclos explains what exactly this role does, and how the office directly impacts the daily lives of Texans around the state. Check out our page for more in this series.
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What do you know about the person who controls Texas' money? The Comptroller of Public Accounts is the state's chief financial officer, AKA the checkbook manager. The comptroller shapes how lawmakers write the state budget and decide how much funding goes to schools, road projects, water infrastructure, and property tax cuts. Ahead of primary election day on Tuesday, March 3, the Texas Tribune's Laura Duclos explains what exactly this role does, and how the office directly impacts the daily lives of Texans around the state. Check out our page for more in this series.
#texas #tx #comptroller #publicaccount #government #vote #vote2026 #votetexas #money #texastribune
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