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Warrant Policies
Outstanding (Unpaid) Warrants

The warrant number of a warrant that is outstanding (not yet paid or canceled, and the funds are still available) is confidential according to Texas Government Code, Section 404.058. State agencies must not distribute copies of their Outstanding Warrants Control Report (DAFR8171) to unauthorized individuals or entities.

Payees, financial institutions and check-cashing establishments may contact the Comptroller’s Warrant Status Inquiry System (an interactive voice response [IVR] system) at (512) 463-5961 to verify whether a warrant is outstanding and available for payment. The IVR phone number is also below the endorsement line on the back of each warrant that is printed by the Comptroller’s office.

The IVR system can be used to verify the status of all state warrants, whether warrants are issued by the Comptroller’s office or, as authorized by statute, warrants are delegated for printing by the Texas Workforce Commission and Health and Human Services Commission.

Some financial institutions and check-cashing establishments, at their discretion, may refuse to cash a state warrant. Only the Comptroller’s Treasury Operations Division is required to cash warrants. See Warrant Cashing Policies for the Treasury Operations teller window location, telephone number, hours of operation and documentation required to cash a warrant that is payable to:

  • A single individual or multiple individuals.
  • A business.
  • The executor(s) of an estate.