(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $651 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 5 percent more than in April 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (April 2018) | |||
| Recipient | April 2018 Allocations |
Change from April 2017 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $419.4M | ↑5.4% | ↑6.5% |
| Counties | $41.0M | ↑11.4% | ↑13.7% |
| Transit Systems | $145.0M | ↑0.6% | ↑4.8% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $45.6M | ↑10.1% | ↑16.7% |
| Total | $651.0M | ↑5.0% | ↑7.2% |
For details on April sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.