AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $953.9 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 4.6 percent more than in February 2018. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2018 sales by businesses that report tax annually. And in case you’re interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, February 2018 vs. February 2017, Austin was up 5.93 percent, Brownsville up .74 percent, Dallas up 5.88 percent, El ...