Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

[caption id="attachment_57805" align="alignright" width="147"] Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar[/caption] Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.22 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 16.4 percent more than in February 2021. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2021 sales by businesses that report tax annually.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (February 2022)
Recipient	Feb. 2022 Allocations	Change from Feb. 2021	Year-to-date Change
Cities	$789.4M	↑15.4%	↑19.7%
Transit Systems	$258.4M	↑15.5%	↑20.7%
Counties	$69.9M	↑14.6%	↑20.7%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts	$106.6M	↑29.2%	↑30.6%
Total	$1.22B	↑16.4%	↑20.9%

For details on February sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.