State Expands Local Government Fiscal Transparency Database

The state Comptroller this week announced details of an expanded local government bond, tax and project transparency database to implement recent legislation (HB103/regular session).

The bill requires the Comptroller, working with the Texas Bond Review Board, to maintain a database of current and historical data on bonds and bond-related information that each Texas taxing unit issues. Taxing units must submit historical data by Jan. 1, 2026.

Historical information includes data currently active or approved within the past 10 years (covering tax years 2015 through 2025) as specified in the legislation.

All future proposed or issued bonds and/or voter tax rates approved in a May or November election must be reported by Aug. 7 following the election date.