Special to the Advance AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1 billion in local sales tax allocations for March, 9.9 percent more than in March 2022.These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly.In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, March 2022 vs. March 2023, Austin was up 12.92 percent, Brownsville up 5.10 percent, Dallas up 11.90 percent, El Paso up 5.82 percent, Houston up 11.69 percent, Laredo up 16.21 percent, and San ...