(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $953.9 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 4.6 percent more than in February 2018.
These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2018 sales by businesses that report tax annually.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Feb. 2019) | |||
| Recipient | Feb. 2019 Allocations |
Change from Feb. 2018 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $617.2M | ↑4.1% | ↑3.6% |
| Transit Systems | $211.4M | ↑3.9% | ↑2.4% |
| Counties | $57.3M | ↑6.8% | ↑7.1% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $68.0M | ↑9.9% | ↑12.3% |
| Total | $953.9M | ↑4.6% | ↑4.2% |
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.