Where public money is documented.

Texas Comptroller — Transparency Reports Hub↗ comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports The central index of Texas state financial reports: annual comprehensive financial reports, cash reports, revenue by source, expenditures, and the Biennial Revenue Estimate.

Texas Comptroller — Annual Financial Reports↗ comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/annual-financial The state's audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports, published each year and going back over a decade.

Texas Comptroller — Fiscal Notes↗ comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes The Comptroller's long-running review of the Texas economy, with original research and analysis on state fiscal trends. Published since 1975.

LBB — Budget 101: A Guide to the Budget Process in Texas↗ www.lbb.texas.gov/Documents/Publications/Primer/Budget_101_Guide_Budget_Process_Texas.pdf A plain-language primer on how the Texas biennial budget is built, the agencies involved, and the terminology. The current Fiscal Size-Up is available from the LBB home page.

Independent, nonpartisan federal budget and financial reporting from the agencies charged with informing Congress and auditing the government.

Congressional Budget Office — Budget Topics↗ www.cbo.gov/topics/budget Nonpartisan budget and economic analysis for Congress: the Budget and Economic Outlook, long-term projections, and options for reducing deficits.

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)↗ www.gao.gov The federal government's independent auditor. Publishes the audit of the U.S. government's consolidated financial statements and thousands of accountability reports.

U.S. Treasury — Fiscal Data↗ fiscaldata.treasury.gov Treasury's open-data portal for federal finances: receipts, outlays, the national debt, and the Monthly Treasury Statement.

The IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department is a leading global source of public finance analysis and fiscal policy expertise.

IMF — Fiscal Monitor↗ www.imf.org/en/publications/fm The IMF's twice-yearly survey of global public finance developments and fiscal policy analysis, prepared by the Fiscal Affairs Department. The series page always shows the current issue.

The World Bank's public finance work and the PEFA framework, the international standard for assessing public financial management, and the methodology behind our own flagship Texas assessment.

World Bank — Public Finance↗ www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance/brief/public-finance The World Bank's overview of its work helping governments manage public resources, strengthen transparency, and improve accountability.

World Bank — Public Expenditure Reviews (BOOST)↗ www.worldbank.org/en/programs/boost-portal/publications The World Bank's Public Expenditure Review program: diagnostics that evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of public spending.