Texas Fiscal Facts, Number 91-3, July 1991 Page: 2
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91-224
Straight FACTS
ore than 2,000 Texans,
many of them state em-
ployees, called the spe-
cial confidential 1-800-BEAT WASTE
hotline in the past several months
to offer ideas about how state gov-
ernment can decrease spending
and improve efficiency.
These calls will help us find
ways to eliminate duplicated effort
and wasteful spending in state
government. I think the fact that a
large number of calls to the hotline
came from state employees is a
good indication that a lot of them
feel - as do a lot of other taxpay-
ers - that state government is un-
responsive.
Calls to the BEAT WASTE hot-
line are confidential. Callers need
not identify themselves.
I had the BEAT WASTE hotline
(1-800-232-8927) installed as a part
of the Texas Performance Review,
an in-depth examination of the
budgets, management practices
and performance of all state agen-
cies.
The review was ordered by the
Texas Legislature, and I was named
to direct it. A final report on the re-
view was made to Governor Ann
Richards and members of the Texas
Legislature on June 26.
The phone started ringing in
mid-February when we plugged in
the BEAT WASTE hotline, and it
kept right on ringing off the wall.
We average about 40 calls each
day, and we have received well
over 2,000 suggestions for reduc-
ing the state budget.
We also held a series of public
hearings across the state to pro-
vide Texans with a personal op-
portunity to present their sugges-
tions for making state government
more efficient. UAnnual Financial Reporting
Requirements (Continued from page 1)submitted by the individual reporting
entities. Affected personnel should
attend the training sessions to help as-
sure the highest quality financial re-
porting possible for Texas.
As in the past, credit for Continu-
ing Professional Education will be giv-
en for attendance at the training. A
formal Notice to State Agencies will
be sent the times and locations for the
training.In Austin call 470-0332
Additional information on the
scheduled training is available from
Wallace Lankford at (512)463-4892,
TEX-AN 257-4892 or toll free 1-800-
531-5441 ext. 3-4892. Contact Carl
Prestfeldt at (512)475-0325, TEX-AN
255-0325 or 1-800-531-5441, ext. 5-
0325 for information on training for
colleges and universities. UIdeas for
Better State
Government
As part of the Texas
Performance Review, the
Comptroller installed a spe-
cial telephone hotline to en-
courage input from state em-
ployees and the general pub-
lic. The hotline was adver-
tised statewide in local con-
venience stores, city halls,
county courthouses and state
agency offices. More than
2,600 calls were received.
Each one of the suggestions
was reviewed and many were
incorporated into the overall
Performance Review recom-
mendations.JOHN SHARP * TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Fiscal FACTS is a publication of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, written to help inform Texas agencies about
the latest developments in Texas government and changes in state tax law.
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Fund Accounting Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, P.O. Box 13528, Austin, TX 78711-98312 Fiscal FACTS, July 1991
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Fiscal Facts, Number 91-3, July 1991, periodical, July 1991; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1033173/m1/2/?q=%22Government+and+Law+-+State+Agencies%22: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.