Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022.
Levelland, Morton and Anton beat that percentage.
Levelland’s sales tax payment for November, which was received earlier this month was for $385,331.77, an increase of 13.59 percent over the $339,221.58 received in January, 2022.
Morton received $12,439, an increase of 12.66 percent over the $11,040.98 received in January, 2022.
Anton received $8,266.66, an increase of 15.90 percent over the $7,132.31 received 12 months earlier.
Ropesville’s payment was $12,418.56, an increase of 5.25 percent over last year’s $11,798.29.
Opdyke West’s payment was $424.38, up 4.79 percent over the $404.95 received in January of last year.
Whiteface’s sales tax payment was $2,378.27, down 18.76 percent from the $2,927.51 received in January, 2022.
Sundown received a payment of $38,731.52, down 14.47 percent from the $45,285.36 it received in January, 2022.
January was the first month for Smyer to receive a sales tax payment. It received $4,742.36.
Opdyke West’s sales tax rate is one percent while Morton’s and Whiteface’s rates are 1.5 percent. Anton’s, Levelland’s, Ropesville’s, Smyer’s and Sundown’s sales tax rates are two percent.
The sales tax allocations received by the entities are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.
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 2 percent sales and use tax for a maximum combined rate of 8.25 percent.