PRESS RELEASE: Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

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February 7, 2024

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.3 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 $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 1.6 percent more than in February 2023.

These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2023 sales by businesses that report tax annually.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Feb. 2024)
Recipient Feb. 2024
Allocations
Change from
Feb. 2023
Year-to-date
Change
Cities  
$861.0M 0.6% 2.0%
Transit Systems $293.4M 4.5% 3.5%
Counties $79.4M 1.1% 0.3%
Special Purpose Districts $125.2M 3.5% 3.8%
Total $1.3B 1.6% 2.4%

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.