Sales Tax

Comptroller distributes $1.2 Billion in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments

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AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 6.1 percent more than in June 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly. Local Sales Tax Allocations – […]

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State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.2 Billion in May

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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.2 billion in May, 4.7 percent more than in May 2024. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on sales made in April and remitted to the agency in May. “State sales tax collections grew solidly compared with May 2024,” Hegar said. “This

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Water-Efficient, ENERGY STAR® Products get sales tax holiday May 24-26

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AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays. Created by the Texas Legislature, both holidays take place Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save $15.2

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First five months of 2025 surpass last year’s sales tax revenues by 9 percent

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Kilgore’s outpacing last year’s sales tax collections from the state – so far in 2025, the municipality has drawn about $4.3 million from the Texas Comptroller’s Office. That’s an increase of more than 9 percent year-to-year, about $355,000 ahead of 2024’s year-to-date in May. This month’s allocation from Comptroller Glenn Hegar and his team to

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Texas Comptroller distributes $1.3B in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments

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AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 4.5 percent more than in May 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report tax monthly and sales made in January, February

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