Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 5.6% more than in July 2025.These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly. How did other cities fare?Through a comparative lens between the same reporting period last year (July 2025) and this year (July 2026), certain cities saw some changes.Here’s a look at some cities:• Austin up 8.11 percent• Brownsville up 8.53 percent • Dallas up 5.74 percent• El Paso up 3.70 percent• Houston up 7.09 percent• ...