Business

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.72 billion in October, 3.5 percent less than in October 2019. The majority of October sales tax revenue is based on sales made in September and remitted to the agency in October.

Body WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds producers that the deadline to submit applications for disaster recovery assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses is Friday, Oct. 30.

Body AUSTIN—The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 437 original drilling permits in September 2020 compared to 796 in September 2019.

Body The second in a series of oil and gas short courses for land and mineral owners will be held next Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 pm.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $751.5 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 2.8 percent less than in October 2019.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.57 billion in September, 6.1 percent less than in September 2019. The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales made in August and remitted to the agency in September.

Body AMARILLO—Scott Anderson, co-owner of CRI feeders in Guymon, Oklahoma, has been elected the 2021 Texas Cattle Feeders Association chairman. Anderson has owned and managed the feedyard since 2004.

Body AMARILLO—After months of historic lows, costs for natural gas that fuels almost half the region’s electricity production have gone up and will increase bills for Xcel Energy’s Texas customers, but only for a short time before savings from a new wind farm are expected to bring...

Body AUSTIN—Crude-oil and natural-gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for July 2020 came from 169,713 oil wells and 84,052 gas wells.

Body WASHINGTON—President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue this week announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.