AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $763.8 million in local sales tax allocations for January, 4 percent more than in January 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly. And in case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, January 2019 vs. January 2020, Austin was up 8.18 percent, Brownsville down 0.14 percent, Dallas up 9.07 percent, El Paso up 6.18 percent, Houston up 4.28 percent, Laredo up 8.55 percent, and San Antonio up ...