Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will distribute $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, which is a 4.5% increase from May 2024.
These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report tax monthly.
Cities received $823.6 million in allocations for a 14.4 % increase from May 2024. It is a 14% year todate increase.
Transit systems received $266.1 million in allocations for a 2.9% increase from May 2024. It is a 3.1% year-to-date increase.
Counties received $78.5 million in allocations for a 5.9 % increase from May 2024. It is a 5.1% year-to-date increase.
Special purpose districts received $125.9 million in allocations for a 7.6% increase from May 2024. It is a 9.3% yearto- date increase.
The March 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 $477,116.44 which is a 15.48% increase from the $413,147.12 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Levelland was $2,136,455.80, a 7.23% increase from the May yearto- date payment of $1,992,292.34.
The total payment to Opdyke West was $395.75 which is a 1.43% increase from the $390.16 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Opdyke West was $2,131.56, a 2.37% increase from the May 2024 year-to-date payment of $2,082.05.
The total payment to Sundown was $36,485.76 which is a 10.81% decrease from the $40,908.87 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Sundown was $187,140.66, a 1.67% increase from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $184,056.38.
The total payment to Smyer was $5,826.80 which is a 1.76% decrease from the $5,931.76 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Smyer was $30,094.20, a 1.37% decrease from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $30,515.24.
The total payment to Ropesville was $10,117.69 which is a 13.15% decrease from the $11,650.39 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Ropesville was $63,494.57, a 9.06% increase from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $58,216.06.
The total payment to Anton was $17.269.36 which is a 58.73% increase from the $10,879.22 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Anton was $51,917.42, a 5.85% increase from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $49,044.61.
The total payment to Whiteface was $4,089.42 which is a 34.75 increase from the $3,034.68 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Whiteface was $14,923.61, 34.75% increase from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $15,260.12.
The total payment to Morton was $10,380.20 which is a 19.88% decrease from the $12,956.30 payment allocated last May.
The year-to-date payment to Morton was $66,434.21, a 4.21% increase from the May 2024 yearto- date payment of $63,745.64. Hegar also announced state sales tax revenue totaled $4.24 billion in April, 7.1 percent more than in April 2024.
The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April.
“State sales tax collections were likely driven in part by businesses in the manufacturing sector ordering materials to get inventory delivered before the tariffs announced in February and March took effect,” Hegar said. “Collections from all sectors grew robustly compared with April 2024, coming in well above the rate of general price inflation. This is a dramatic contrast to March 2025 collections, which were down year-over-year.
Receipts from other sectors driven by business spending were mixed. Collections from the mining sector were up double-digits from April 2024, marking the first time in 12 months receipts from this sector were positive year-overyear. Remittances from the construction sector were down last month.
Retail trade grew slightly compared with a year ago. Within the retail trade sector, receipts from the online shopping sector were up considerably, while receipts from general merchandise and furniture stores were both down compared with the same month a year ago.
Receipts from restaurants increased slightly from a year ago but were below the rate of inflation for food away from home for March.
Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in April 2025 was up 2.9 percent compared with the same period a year ago.
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 — $405 million, down 14 percent from April 2024; motor fuel taxes — $339 million, up 2 percent from April 2024; oil production tax — $436 million, down 16 percent from April 2024; natural gas production tax — $233 million, up 37 percent from April 2024; hotel occupancy tax — $84 million, up 1 percent from April 2024; and alcoholic beverage taxes — $162 million, down 1 percent from April 2024.