(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $705.3 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 8.4 percent more than in April 2018. These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (April 2019) | |||
| Recipient | April 2019 Allocations |
Change from April 2018 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $454.2M | ↑8.3% | ↑5.2% |
| Transit Systems | $153.5M | ↑5.9% | ↑3.6% |
| Counties | $45.3M | ↑10.6% | ↑7.9% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $52.3M | ↑14.6% | ↑12.8% |
| Total | $705.3M | ↑8.4% | ↑5.5% |
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.