AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts $893.2 million in local sales tax allocations for July, 20 percent more than in July 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, May 2020 vs. May 2021, Austin was up 26.09 percent, Brownsville up 51.83 percent, Dallas up 25.19 percent, El Paso up 36.52 percent, Houston up 22.91 percent, Laredo up 44.03 percent, and San Antonio ...