Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.22 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 16.4 percent more than in February 2021. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2021 sales by businesses that report tax annually.
LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (February 2022) | |||
Recipient | Feb. 2022 Allocations |
Change from Feb. 2021 |
Year-to-date Change |
Cities | $789.4M | ↑15.4% | ↑19.7% |
Transit Systems | $258.4M | ↑15.5% | ↑20.7% |
Counties | $69.9M | ↑14.6% | ↑20.7% |
Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $106.6M |
↑29.2% |
↑30.6% |
Total | $1.22B | ↑16.4% | ↑20.9% |
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.