— Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 9.3 percent more than in February 2022.These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2022 sales by businesses that report tax annually.In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, February 2022 vs. February 2023, Austin was up 8.45 percent, Brownsville up 4.11 percent, Dallas up 9.53 percent, El Paso up 6.40 ...