PRESS RELEASE: Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $954 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

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February 6, 2019

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $954 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $953.9 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 4.6 percent more than in February 2018.

These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2018 sales by businesses that report tax annually.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Feb. 2019)
Recipient Feb. 2019
Allocations
Change from
Feb. 2018
Year-to-date
Change
Cities   
$617.2M 4.1% 3.6%
Transit Systems $211.4M 3.9% 2.4%
Counties $57.3M 6.8% 7.1%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts $68.0M 9.9% 12.3%
Total $953.9M 4.6% 4.2%

For details on February sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.