(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $911.9 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 6.2 percent more than in February 2017. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by quarterly filers; and 2017 sales by businesses that report tax annually.
| LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS (Feb. 2018) | |||
| Recipient | Feb. 2018 Allocations |
Change from Feb. 2017 |
Year-to-date Change |
| Cities | $592.9M | ↑5.1% | ↑6.5% |
| Counties | $53.7M | ↑12.4% | ↑13.5% |
| Transit Systems | $203.5M | ↑5.0% | ↑6.5% |
| Special Purpose Taxing Districts | $61.9M | ↑16.4% | ↑17.9% |
| Total | $911.9M | ↑6.2% | ↑7.6% |
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.