Comptroller Hegar distributes $936M in monthly sales tax revenue to cities

AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $936 million in local sales tax allocations for December, 18.4% more than in December 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.

And in case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, December 2020 vs. December 2021, Austin was up 25.49%, Brownsville up 21.19%, Dallas up 21.19%, El Paso up 16.73%, Houston up 19.92%, Laredo up 17.71%, and San Antonio up 18.22%.

For details on December sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.