Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 4.9 percent more than in January 2025.These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.How did other cities fare?Through a comparative lens between the same reporting period last year (Jan. 2025) and this year (Jan. 2026), certain cities saw some changes.Here’s a look at some cities:• Austin up 5.64 percent• Brownsville up 5.07 percent • Dallas down 4.15 percent• El Paso up 10.12 percent• Houston down 0.28 percent ...