State agencies and institutions of higher education must report payables and binding encumbrances for third-quarter fiscal 2026 appropriations by June 30.
Quarterly certification must be entered in the online form.
See Encumbrance Reporting and Lapsing of Appropriations (APS 018) (FPP A.019) for more information.
[posted 05/29/26]
An accounting policy meeting will be held June 24, 10 a.m.–noon. Topics will include:
Attend the presentation in person or online (via webinar). See the Accounting Policy Meetings page for more information.
[posted 05/29/26]
Effective June 29, CAPPS Recruit will move from the current Taleo application to PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM)/Candidate Gateway (CG).
Beginning June 29, new requisitions (job openings) will be posted in the new CAPPS Recruit (TAM/CG), and applicants must create new accounts to apply in the new system. Resumes and other attachments will not automatically transfer to the new system.
See CAPPS Recruit Transition for more information. Agency CAPPS support staff can also submit a CAPPS Service Desk ticket with questions.
[posted 05/26/26]
To prepare for the June 20 rollover to fiscal 2027, the Comptroller’s office will transmit USAS profile review and cleanup reports to agencies June 1–19.
The reports:
Contact your agency’s financial reporting analyst with report questions. Contact the Comptroller’s help desk at (512) 463-4357 if you need retransmission of the reports.
See USAS Profile Review and Cleanup Procedures (FPP A.031) for more information.
[posted 05/22/26]
The annual USAS profile rollover occurs June 20. The process automatically creates new profiles for fiscal year (FY) and appropriation year (AY) 2027, based on existing FY26 and AY26 profiles.
See USAS Profile Rollover (FPP Q.007) for more information.
[posted 05/22/26]
Agencies that reimburse employees for state-related hotel stays are due a refund for hotel occupancy taxes. USAS automatically generates the refunds each quarter.
The hotel occupancy tax refund for March through May will be available June 9 on DAFR8190 and DAFR8200.
See Hotel Occupancy Tax Quarterly Refund (FPP B.006) for more information.
[posted 05/22/26]
June 12 is the maintenance and corrections deadline for the fiscal 2026 third-quarter Military Workforce Summary Reports (March 1 to May 31). Copies of the quarterly reports will be sent by electronic file transfer (EFT) on June 16. The online quarterly report acknowledgment form (with required complaint reporting included) will be available June 16 and must be submitted by June 26.
See Military Workforce Summary Reports and Military Complaint Reporting (FPP F.038) for more information.
[posted 05/15/26]
State agencies and institutions of higher education should follow the Direct Deposit Checklist when setting up, changing or canceling direct deposit instructions.
If your agency creates its own online direct deposit authorization form or electronic authorization method, Payment Services must approve it before it is implemented. See Approval Required for Alternative Methods.
[posted 05/15/26]
U.S. Bank will no longer override account suspensions for the charge card contract 946-M4 after June 30.
Agencies will have a 60-day grace period from May 1 through June 30. Starting July 1, any account with a past-due balance will be suspended. After July 1, any account that reaches a 60-day status (carrying a 30-day past-due balance) will be suspended. Agencies must pay balances due in a timely manner to avoid account suspension.
See State of Texas Payment and Travel Card Program for more information.
[posted 05/15/26]
