AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $906.6 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 20.6 percent more than in October 2020.These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly. In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, August 2020 vs. August 2021, Austin was up 33.84 percent, Brownsville up 23.05 percent, Dallas up 21.18 percent, El Paso up 16.41 percent, Houston up 23.51 percent, Laredo up 23.40 percent, and San Antonio ...