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Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $763 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments.
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 0.5 percent less than in March 2020. Texas bases the allocations on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (March 2021) | |||
| Recipient | March 2021 Allocations |
Change from March 2020 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $491.7M | ↑1.5% | ↑2.2% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Systems | $164.4M | ↓5.6% | ↓2.7% |
| Counties | $44.8M | ↓3.8% | ↓3.5% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $61.5M | ↑0.8% | ↑4.4% |
| Total | $762.5M | ↓0.5% | ↑0.9% |
For details on March sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.