Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 1.2 percent less than in October 2023.
These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.
Cities received $692.2 million in allocations for a 2% increase from October 2023. It is a 1.7% year-to-date increase.
Transit systems received $231.7 million in allocations for a .4% increase from October 2023. It is a 1.5% year-to-date increase.
Counties received $67.2 million in allocations for a 2.4% decrease from October 2023. It is a 1.4% year-to-date increase.
Special purpose districts received $108.2 million in allocations for a 1% increase from October 2023. It is a 1.4% year-todate increase.
October’s total payments for Hockley and Cochran County cities were outlined in the Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.
The total payment to Levelland was $411,641.59, a 2.87% decrease from last October’s $423,822.20 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Levelland was about $4.096 million, a 1.82% decrease from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of about $4.172 million.
The total payment to Anton was $10,087.73, a 27.01% increase from last October’s $7,942.46 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Anton was $93,467.59, a 4.86% increase from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $89,128.19.
The total payment to Opdyke West was $361.35, a 22.09% decrease from last October’s $463.83 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Opdyke West was $4,621.09, a 18.74% increase from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $3,891.63.
The total payment to Ropesville was $13,522.78, a 24.02% increase from last October’s $10,903.14 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Ropesville was $118,963.18, a 2.07% increase from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $116,545.76.
The total payment to Smyer was $6,297.30, a 7.93% increase from last October’s $5,834.58 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Smyer was $62,676.95, a 16.71% increase from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $53,702.01.
The total payment to Sundown was $38,213.54, an 7.44% increase from last October’s $35,564.58 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Sundown was $364,105.96, a 17.37% decrease from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $440,672.88.
The total payment to Morton was $13,482.75, a 3.23% decrease from last October’s $13,932.82 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Morton was $128,383.11, a 5.20% decrease from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $135,430.29.
The total payment to Whiteface was $3,391.54, a .66% decrease from last October’s $3,414.29 payment.
The year-to-date payment to Whiteface was $31,936.76, an 7.28% increase from the October 2023 year-to-date payment of $29,676.03.
Hegar also shared that state sales tax revenue totaled nearly $3.85 billion in September, 1.5 percent more than in September 2023.
The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales made in August and remitted to the agency in September.
“While overall September sales tax collections grew modestly, receipts were down across most major sectors compared with a year ago,” Hegar said. “Growth was negative from all major sectors driven primarily by business spending, with the largest percentage decrease coming from the mining sector. Remittances from the wholesale trade sector were below the prior year for the third time in four months.
Sales tax receipts from sectors driven primarily by consumer spending were mixed, with collections from the services sector coming in above their September 2023 totals but remittances from the retail trade sector, the largest sector, decreasing 0.5 percent. Receipts from restaurants increased from a year ago, though at slightly below the rate of inflation for food away from home for August.
Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in September 2024 was up 0.7 percent compared with the same period a year ago, which is below the 2.5 percent annual Consumer Price Index increase reported for August and suggests that spending on taxable items is down from a year ago in real terms.
Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58 percent of all tax collections. Texas collected the following revenue from other major taxes: Motor vehicle sales and rental taxes totaled $590 million, down 7 percent from September 2023; Motor fuel taxes totaled $333 million, up 1 percent from September 2023; Oil production tax totaled $516 million, down 5 percent from September 2023; Natural gas production tax totaled $199 million, down 5 percent from September 2023; Hotel occupancy tax totaled $62 million, up 6 percent from September 2023; and Alcoholic beverage taxes totaled $148 million, up 3 percent from September 2023.