PRESS RELEASE: Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

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October 12, 2022

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 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 districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 17.4 percent more than in October 2021.

These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Oct. 2022)
Recipient Oct. 2022
Allocations
Change from
Oct. 2021
Year-to-date
Change
Cities   
$675.6M 15.7% 15.1%
Transit Systems $226.4M 17.2% 16.4%
Counties $65.8M 22.4% 17.7%
Special Purpose Districts $96.8M 28.1% 26.5%
Total $1.06B 17.4% 16.4%

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