Hello Finance Professionals, Serving as your president this past year has been one of the great privileges of my career. Thank you for the trust you placed in me, and thank you for the work you do every day that keeps Texas communities running well. Balanced budgets, clean audits, well-developed capital improvement plans, these things […]
The reporting deadline for American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) is April 30. Cities received their ARPA funds in several tranches in 2021 and 2022. Per statute, cities must report annually (or quarterly depending on the reporting tier) until 2027 or when Treasury initiates closeout for that specific city. […]
This week, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a press release stating his office has requested financial documents and information from over 1,000 Texas cities related to the two most recent annual financial audits for the city and the corresponding financial statements. With the passage of S.B. 1851 during the 2025 legislative session, the attorney general […]
The League submitted written testimony to the House State Affairs Committee on its hearing on an interim charge relating to the development of data centers. The League urged the committee to include cities in any future advisory groups or working efforts related to the development of future data center policy. The committee heard invited testimony […]
The reporting deadline for American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) is April 30. The U.S. Department of Treasury will be offering a series of free webinars next week to provide key resources, guidance, and support to help with timely and accurate submissions. Each webinar will cover the following topics: […]
