Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 0.3 percent more than in January 2024.These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.In case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, January 2023 vs. January 2024, Austin was down 4.57 percent, Brownsville up 0.88 percent, Dallas up 5.31 percent, El Paso up 0.22 percent, Houston down 1.08 percent, Laredo up 5.16 percent, and San Antonio down 2.91 percent.For details ...