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Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.3 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 5.2 percent more than in August 2024.
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.
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| Local Sales Tax Allocations - Aug. 2025 |
Recipient
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Aug. 2025 Allocation
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Change from Aug. 2024
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Year-to-Date Change
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Cities
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$805.0M |
↑4.5% |
↑4.3% |
| Transit Systems |
$264.9M |
↑5.4% |
↑3.7% |
| Counties |
$77.4M |
↑4.3% |
↑5.0% |
| Special Purpose Districts |
$127.6M |
↑10.4% |
↑9.5% |
| Total |
$1.3B
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↑5.2% |
↑4.7% |
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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts serves as the chief financial officer — treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator — for the world's eighth-largest economy. The agency also administers statewide initiatives, including the Texas Broadband Development Office, State Energy Conservation Office, Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council, Texas college savings plans and more.
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