Economic Data Good for Texas Tours

The 88th Texas Legislature appropriated $330 million to fund local law enforcement grants for the 2024-25 biennium, and the Comptroller’s office proudly administers the grant program.

In 2024, our office compiled information on Texas' military installations to determine their economic impact on the state and local economies in 2023.

Read more about the impact of the military on the Texas economy.

Texas’ presidential libraries show our state’s outsized impact on the American presidency and history, support the Texas economy and serve as magnets for civic-minded visitors, scholars and special events.

Get an overview of population, income, jobs, wages and education trends of Texas' 12 economic regions.

Read more about each of the 12 regions.

As the nation’s top energy producer and consumer, Texas requires a portfolio of diverse energy sources and an eye on innovation for meeting future needs.

Read more about Texas energy.

The future of water in Texas is the future of the Texas economy. Texans around the state are employing innovative strategies to turn our water challenges into opportunities. And that’s good for Texas.

Read more about water in Texas.

Supply chains facilitate the trade of parts and components of final goods — at twice the trade value of final goods. Read about the opportunities supply chains create in Texas.

Manufacturing is a vital component of Texas’ diverse economy. Manufacturing contributed $241 billion to Texas’ gross domestic product in 2019. Read more about manufacturing in Texas.

View industry profiles from 2016.

Texas’ 50 public community college districts play a vital, twofold role in the Texas economy, by offering students a low-cost way to prepare for further academic study and training future members of the Texas workforce for careers with area employers. The Comptroller’s office estimates that Texas’ public community colleges contribute $9.8 billion in economic output to the state each year, while supporting nearly 78,000 Texas jobs. Learn more about the economic contributions of Texas community colleges.

Texas has created a strong cybersecurity workforce and training pipeline. Texas colleges and universities, 19 of them designated as Centers for Academic Excellence by the National Security Agency, are training thousands to meet the information security needs of our state and nation. Learn more about Texas colleges’ efforts to create a cybersecurity workforce.

Space exploration is serious business in Texas. From education and research to tourism and business activities, NASA’s annual impact on the state’s economy is in the billions. Learn more about NASA, its economic impact on the state and the agency’s Texas operations.

Texas' 29 ports of entry play a crucial role in the state’s economy, facilitating nearly $740 billion in international trade in 2018. We've analyzed the impact of trade on Texas from a sampling of the state's ports of entry.
Read more about Texas' ports.

Women make up nearly half of our workforce. And more women than ever are leading a diverse range of enterprises. In the past 20 years, the number of woman-owned companies in Texas has risen by 146 percent. Today, nearly a million Texas women own their own businesses.
Read more about women’s contributions to the Texas workforce.