PRESS RELEASE: Comptroller Distributes $759 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

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July 11, 2018

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $759 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $759 million in local sales tax allocations for July, 11.6 percent more than in July 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.

LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (July 2018)
Recipient	July 2018 Allocations	Change from July 2017	Year-to-date Change
Cities	$487.1M	↑10.7%	↑7.9%
Counties	$48.7M	↑18.1%	↑14.5%
Transit Systems	$169.4M	↑10.2%	↑6.7%
Special Purpose Taxing Districts	$53.8M	↑19.2%	↑18.2%
Total	$759.0M	↑11.6%	↑8.7%

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