Special to the AdvanceTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 3.3 percent more than in January 2023. These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, January 2023 vs. January 2024, Austin was up 2.24 percent from last year, Brownsville up 5.06 percent, Dallas up 1.89 percent, El Paso up 1.68 percent, Houston up 2.26 percent, Laredo up 8.08 percent, and San ...