AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $766.2 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 7.7 percent more than in March 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly. And in case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, March 2019 vs. March 2020, Austin was up 8.19 percent, Brownsville up 11.8 percent, Dallas up 10.3 percent, El Paso up 14.65 percent, Houston up 8.64 percent, Laredo up 8.81 percent, and San Antonio up ...