For 10 years, Glenn Hegar has served as the state’s comptroller, a role that includes being treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator.Â
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In January, Hegar will announce the state’s biennial revenue estimate, which will tell state lawmakers how much they’ll have to spend when they write a new two-year budget in 2025. What will be the key takeaways and recommendations from that estimate?
 Join The Texas Tribune at 4 p.m. in Austin when Tribune Editor-in-Chief Matthew Watkins sits down with the comptroller to discuss the biennial revenue estimate, how Texas is enjoying a surplus for the second straight legislative cycle and where the state should consider allocating its extra money.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. at the Tribune’s Studio 919, 919 Congress Ave., Sixth Floor, in Austin, and the hourlong conversation begins at 4 p.m.
Parking will not be provided. Street and garage parking as well as ride-sharing are recommended.
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