The city of Anna has earned a 2011 GOLD Leadership Circle Award for financial transparency from the State Comptroller's Office. The Comptroller of Public Accounts launched the Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle program in December 2009 to recognize local governments across Texas that are striving to meet a high standard for financial transparency online. The program spotlights those local governments that are: opening their books to the public; providing clear, consistent pictures of spending; and sharing information in a user-friendly format that lets taxpayers easily drill down for more information.