Comptroller distributes $1B to local governments

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced July 6 that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 15.3% more than in July 2021.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributes $1.2 billion in monthly sales tax revenue

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced May 11 he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8% more than in May 2021.

Sales tax revenue totals $3.4 billion for July

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Aug. 2 that state sales tax revenue totaled $3.39 billion in July, 13.5% more than July 2020's total, with natural gas seeing a year-over-year increase of more than 400% and oil taxes increasing by more than 100% during the same time, evidencing much stronger...