State Payee Payment Resources
Web Application
Details
- Overview
- Texas Identification Number
- Payment Options
- State Payment Requirements
- Payments on Hold
- Payment Information
Forms
Contact the state agency you are doing business with or the agency that issues your payments to request forms.
Calculators
Contacts
For assistance with payments, payees should call the paying agency listed on the Paying Agency Contact List. If you need help determining which agency to contact:
- Email tins.mail@cpa.texas.gov or
- Call the Comptroller’s Payment Services help desk at (512) 936-8138 or toll-free (800) 531-5441, ext. 6-8138.
Other Resources
- Texas Direct Deposit
- State Purchasing
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service (for federal payment information)
Payment Information
Search State Payments Issued
The Search State Payments Issued (SSPI) web application provides vendors and other payees with access to their detailed payment information. After your login is authenticated, you can access information on both warrants and direct deposit payments. The application excludes payment information for state employee payroll or state retirement payments.
The application gives one or multiple authorized users in a business organization access to information on payments issued by all state agencies via the Comptroller’s office. Each authorized user must create an individual login account. The application also provides two formats to download and print a payment report.
SSPI step-by-step instructions can be accessed by clicking on each of these links:
Advance Payment Notification
Payees such as vendors, state employees (for travel payments) and individual recipients can choose to receive an Advanced Payment Notification (APN) email alert from the SSPI application when:
- A direct deposit payment has been sent to their financial institution and/or
- A warrant has been issued and is available for distribution to the paying agency.
All payees including state employees should verify the availability of direct deposit funds with their financial institution before expending funds.
To opt-in for APN, payees must first set up an account on the Comptroller’s eSystems web application. Payees manage their own APN options. When an APN email is received, the payee should access the SSPI application to view its payment information. See Set Up APN for step-by-step instructions.
Where the Money Goes
Texas has an online state expenditure database called Where the Money Goes to track state spending. The database offers six check register search tools, including Payments to Vendors.
The Data Center is also part of the Comptroller's transparency initiative. It is designed to provide direct access to platform-independent data, including all state expenditures by fiscal year. Vendor payments for the year by agency are part of the state expenditure datasets.
Two types of information are excluded from being posted on Where the Money Goes — payee addresses and any transactions that are designated as confidential by the paying agency. Under state and federal law, some payees must be kept confidential. In addition, state agencies may determine and mark other transactions as confidential. If you are concerned about a payment being displayed as public information, contact the paying agency to discuss any confidentiality concerns.
The database is a snapshot of the state’s payment register as of the time the payment was made. Subsequent corrections that do not result in an additional payment or payment cancellations do not appear.