(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.58 billion in April, 9.3 percent less than in April 2019, the steepest decline since January 2010.

COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS-Comanche County Judge Stephanie L. Davis today affirmed and certified to the Texas Department of State Health Services that Comanche County has fewer than five active COVID-19 cases.

Both the City of Comanche Mayor, Mary Boyd and Comanche County Judge, Stephanie Davis declared today that they will follow COVID-19 guidelines laid out by Texas Governor, Greg Abbott.

AUSTIN - Today Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian joined Kelly Evans on CNBC's The Exchange to discuss the continued conversation on proration and his call for the industry to establish a Blue Ribbon Task Force for oil economic recovery. You can view the interview here or below.

Projections in 2020 Report Do Not Reflect the Potential Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Every hour of every day, small business owners and small chambers across the country are being forced to make difficult decisions due to the significant revenue disruptions caused by the coronavirus. Federal funds remain uncertain, forcing small employers to rely on a patchwork of financial …

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and colleagues in the Senate sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday urging them to make credit facilities accessible to …

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement after oil prices hit historic lows Monday afternoon:

Greetings, 

Texans Call for Oil and Gas Production Reductions in Over 3,000 Comments to the Texas Railroad Commission and Candidates

Washington, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT members Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) released the following statements after OPEC reached an agreement to resolve global crude oil ma…

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released a video for Texas small businesses explaining the federal resources offered to them through three coronavirus relief bills passed by Congress last month. In the video, he answers some of the most frequently asked questions he has hear…

AUSTIN - The following statement was issued by Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton in response to the international agreement formalized yesterday to reduce global oil supply and in advance of the Commission's proration hearing tomorrow.

AUSTIN (April 7, 2020) — The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 8.1 points in March to 96.4, the largest monthly decline in the survey’s history. Nine of the 10 Index components declined, which is evidence that economic disruptions are escalating on Main Street as small businesses strug…

Apr 02, 2020 Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued critical recommendations to state and local governments, as well as nursing homes, to help mitiga…

AUSTIN - Today, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian (R) applauded President Donald Trump on his international negotiations to stabilize crude oil prices.

(AUSTIN) — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide Texas businesses relief, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that his agency is automatically extending the due date for 2020 franchise tax reports to July 15 to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).