Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $977.2 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2022.
These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly]. For April 2023 allocations, cities totaled $615 million, transit systems totaled $210.6 million, counties totaled $61.1 million and special purpose districts totaled $90.5 million.
The changes from April 2022 show increases across the board with cities being an 11.5 percent increase, transit systems being a 13 percent increase, counties being a 16.9 percent increase and special purpose districts being a 18.5 percent increase.
Levelland, Anton, Opdyke West, Ropesville, Morton and Whiteface all beat the 12.8 percent.
Morton received $15,971.28, an increase of 53.33 percent increase over the $10,415.88 from last year.
Whiteface received $2,761.41, an increase of 32.80 percent from last years payment of $2,079.28.
Opdyke West received a payment of $370.17 which is a 21.59 percent increase from last years payment of $304.43.
Sundown received $53,918.46 compared to last years amount of $50,319.80. It is a 7.15 percent change.
Smyer received a payment of $5,049.98 for April and did not receive payment last year.
Anton received $9,562.54 compared to last years $6,968.99, which is a 37.21 percent increase.
Ropeseville received $17,305.11 compared to $7,850.69, which is an 120.42 percent increase.
Levelland received $478,144.83 compared to last years $310,275.29, which is a 54.10 percent increase.
For Hockley County, Sundown, Smyer, Anton, Ropesville and Levelland have a sales tax rate of two percent. Opdyke West has a sales tax rate of one percent. For Cochran County, Whiteface and Morton have sales tax rates of 1.5 percent.
Texas imposes a 6.25 percent state sales and use tax on all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services. Local taxing jurisdictions (cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit authorities) can also impose up to two percent sales and use tax for a maximum combined rate of 8.25 percent.