The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar has sent letters to nearly 20 companies boycotting the oil and gas industry, including HSBC.

House Bill 4242, authored by Texas Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) and sponsored by Rep. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) and is an extension of the Texas Economic Development Act and referred to as Chapter 313, has died on the Senate floor.

Engie SA, a French multinational electric utility company that operates natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and oil generating facilities, is seeking a tax abatement from two Texas school districts to realize lower taxes for the construction of a wind turbine farm in Mills County.

When you buy from an online retailer and pay a local sales tax, you probably expect the money to benefit your community, right? That’s not always what happens, according to an op-ed by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, published in the Dallas Morning News on Feb. 4.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is proposing a new way of handling how sales local tax is directed in an era where online sales make up a considerable amount of business for companies.