Texas Comptroller of Public AccountsGovernment

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is an executive branch state agency headed by an independently elected official who serves as the chief financial officer for the State of Texas. Its mandate includes tax collection, state accounting, revenue forecasting, and managing the state treasury. Established in 1835 by the Provisional Government of Texas, it became an elected constitutional office in 1850 and later absorbed the duties of the Texas State Treasury in 1996.