Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $817 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $817 million in local sales tax allocations for November, 5.4 percent more than in November 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly, and sales made in July, August and September by quarterly filers.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Nov. 2018)
Recipient Nov. 2018
Allocations
Change from
Nov. 2017
Year-to-date
Change
Cities    $535.8M ↑5.6% ↑7.9%
Transit Systems $173.7M ↑2.5% ↑6.7%
Counties $50.6M ↑10.3% ↑14.3%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts $57.0M ↑9.4% ↑17.7%
Total $817.0M ↑5.4% ↑8.7%

For details on November sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.