Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander says that means Texas will save millions of dollars in debt service costs that it would have had to pay had the state received lower ratings. Comptroller Rylander says the rating shows the strength of the state's economy. I was delighted to take our actual, accurate numbers and the recent revenue update to New York City last month. The conference will help participants learn from Internet experts how the public sector is moving to a digital government. The conference is October 5-6, at the Convention Center in Austin.
Registration forms are available online.
Tax holiday even better Texas' second annual Sales Tax Holiday appears to have been even more successful than 1999. Most retailers don't report August sales tax until September, and some don't report until October. Internet bids boost auction Online bidders from the United Kingdom, New York, California, Connecticut and all corners of Texas were among the successful buyers at the July 22 Unclaimed Property Auction. Though no state had ever before held an Internet simulcast of an unclaimed property auction, I am delighted to report that Texas pulled it off without a hitch.