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

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October 11, 2023

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 $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 4.5 percent more than in October 2022.

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

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Oct. 2023)
Recipient	Oct. 2023 Allocations	Change from Oct. 2022	Year-to-date Change
Cities	$706.1M	↑4.5%	↑5.3%
Transit Systems	$230.7M	↑1.9%	↑5.5%
Counties	$68.8M	↑4.6%	↑10.3%
Special Purpose Districts	$107.1M	↑10.7%	↑12.1%
Total	$1.1B	↑4.5%	↑6.2%

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.

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