Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses the biennial revenue estimate for the 2020-21 biennium at the state Capitol in 2019. On Monday, he said state revenues are down during the pandemic, but not as bad as earlier feared. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / Texas Tribune

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Mitchell Ferman is a reporter for The Texas Tribune covering energy and the economy from a base in Houston.