PRESS RELEASE: Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.07 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

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August 11, 2021

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.07 Billion 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 $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 17.4 percent more than in August 2020.

These allocations are based on sales made in June by businesses that report tax monthly and on sales made in April, May and June by quarterly filers.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Aug. 2021)
Recipient Aug. 2021
Allocations
Change from
Aug. 2020
Year-to-date
Change
Cities  
$692.5M 16.2% 12.4%
Transit Systems $223.5M 18.5% 10.3%
Counties $62.1M 15.2% 5.6%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts $88.5M 26.1% 15.4%
Total $1.07B 17.4% 11.7%

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