Growing and Governing Texas
About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
What does the ARRA mean to local governments? Check out this presentation on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (648 KB, PDF) from Robert Wood, the Director of Local Government Assistance and Economic Development.
Best Practice
(noun) “A process or activity that has produced outstanding results in Texas local government and could be adapted to improve effectiveness, efficiency or innovation in other communities.”
The Texas Comptroller’s office, through LGA, publishes best practices to provide a one-stop-shop for local government officials looking for practical and innovative solutions to challenges facing their organization or community.
Read about best practices for creatively saving money, improving services, streamlining operations, enhancing revenue and more…
We want to hear about your own best practices and successes so we can share them. Tell us your story.
Need help on an issue or a best practice not listed here? Let us know.
Spotlight:
Partnering for Impact
This month: Emergency Service Districts have multiple funding options.
Texas Transparency Check-up
Economic Development Tools
- Report of the Texas Economic Development Act
- Presentation Tools
- Texas Business Advantage
- Economic Development Tip Sheets and Reports
- Prospect Kit Guide
- Texas EDGE Data Center Reports
- Census Data
- State Energy Conservation Office Links
- External Resource Links
Governing Tools
- Assessments: Receive an on-site assessment of operations from Comptroller staff trained to help you constructively review and analyze the effectiveness of procedures and operating systems.
- Control Self Assessment: Preparing you to meet your “what ifs” head-on.
- Court Costs and Fees
- Court Costs, Fees and Fines for Justice, County, and District Courts - November 2007 (1.0 MB)
- Court Costs, Fees and Fines for Texas Municipal Courts - December 2007 (1.1 MB)
- Sheriffs’ and Constables’ Fees
- Financial Management
- State of Texas CO-OP Purchasing Program
- Go DIRect Purchasing Program for IT Products and Services
- Tobacco Compliance Grants