Texas Monthly Sales Tax

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $629 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 district $629.2 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 1.4 percent less than in September 2015. Sales made in July by businesses that report monthly tax base the assignments.

“The cities of Houston, Midland, San Antonio and Frisco saw decreases in sales tax allocation,” Hegar said. “The cities of Dallas and Plano saw noticeable increases in sales tax allocations.”

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Sept. 2016)
Recipient Sept. 2016
Allocations Change from
Sept. 2015 Year-to-date
Change
Cities
$411.3M ↓1.6% ↑0.7%
Counties $36.7M ↓7.4% ↓6.2%
Transit Systems $142.9M ↓0.1% ↑0.6%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts $38.3M ↑1.9% ↑0.6%
Total $629.2M ↓1.4% ↑0.2%
For details on September sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.