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Speaker: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar is Texas’ chief financial officer — the state’s treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator – a job that is particularly important as the state continues its strong recovery amidst ongoing global economic and geopolitical instability. As the CFO of the world’s 9th largest economy, Hegar is charged with maintaining the state’s fiscal health.
Comptroller Hegar’s talk will focus on providing an update to his overall economic forecast and his assessment of the state’s fiscal health including the rainy day fund. He will also provide insights into the legislative activity that may impact the state economy and Texan’s economic health including property tax relief and other tax relief efforts. He may also touch on efforts to improve high speed internet access, ensuring the state invests money in keeping with Texas values and combating efforts to force woke ESG investing on our state, and fighting efforts in liberal cities around Texas to defund law enforcement.
Having served in both the Texas House and Senate, Hegar has gained a reputation for customer service, transparency in government, and conservative fiscal management. Hegar is a 1993 graduate of Texas A&M University and a graduate of St. Mary’s University, where he earned a Master of Arts and his law degree. At the University of Arkansas, he earned his Masters of Law. Hegar is a sixth-generation Texan who grew up farming land that has been in his family since the mid-1800s. When not in Austin or traveling the state, Glenn lives in Katy with his wife Dara and his children Claire, Julia and Jonah.