Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion 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 $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8 percent more than in May 2021. 

These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report tax monthly and sales made in January, February and March by quarterly filers. 

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

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (May 2022) 
Recipient  May 2022
Allocations 
Change from
May 2021 
Year-to-date
Change 
Cities     $761.1M  ↑9.9%  ↑18.1% 
Transit Systems  $250.6M  ↑15.0%  ↑20.3% 
Counties  $67.9M  ↑9.2%  ↑19.6% 
Special Purpose Taxing Districts  $102.9M  ↑20.5%  ↑29.2% 
Total  $1.2B  ↑11.8%  ↑19.6%