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The predecessor to the current comptroller's office started in 1846. The longest-serving Comptrollers in Texas history were Robert S. Calvert, who held the post for 26 consecutive years for an unprecedented twelve terms; George H. Sheppard, who served for 18 years over nine two-year terms; and Bob Bullock, who served for 16 years for four four-year terms and later was notable as one of the ...
HB 3 includes similar provisions to the Senate’s bill. It will be managed and administered by the state comptroller’s office. ESAs will be approved through a lottery system to eligible applicants.
The tax status of Ethical Societies as religious organizations has been upheld in court cases in Washington, D.C. (1957), and in Austin, Texas (2003). The Texas State Appeals Court said of the challenge by then state comptroller Keeton, "the Comptroller's test [requiring a group to demonstrate its belief in a Supreme Being] fails to include the ...
Over time, the Texas Legislature transferred most of the Treasurer's functions to the Comptroller's office. The last State Treasurer, Martha Whitehead , successfully campaigned for office in 1994 on the premise of abolishing the position and transferring its few remaining duties to the Comptroller's office.
The comptroller’s office would then calculate the cash rebate, Bryant said. It wasn’t immediately clear how long the program would last, but spending in the Democratic proposal is capped at $3 ...
In 1985, while in the state legislature, Sharp proposed a law restricting abortion rights in Texas. [11] Then-State Treasurer Ann Richards helped kill the bill. [12] When he ran for statewide office, Sharp moderated his anti-abortion views. [5] In 1990, Sharp was elected as the 35th State Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas.
The Texas Supreme Court subsequently ruled against the state comptroller and granted Brown his compensation of nearly $2 million. Wilson did not respond to the Star-Telegram’s requests for comment.
The Bob Bullock Sports Center at Hill College in his native Hillsboro, Texas, opened in 1988, when Bullock was still the Texas state comptroller. Robert Douglas Bullock (July 10, 1929 – June 18, 1999) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Texas , whose career spanned four decades .