AUSTIN - T e x a s Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 17.4 percent more than in August 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in June by businesses that report tax monthly and on sales made in April, May and June by quarterly filers. In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, June 2020 vs. June 2021, Austin was up 23.29 percent, Brownsville up 22.57 percent, Dallas up 22.79 percent, El ...