Comptroller distributes $1.1 billion in monthly sales tax revenue

AUSTIN Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 17.4% more than in October 2021.

These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.

The City of Odessa’s net payment for this period is $5,721,617.33, which is an increase of 31.25% from 2021. The payment year to date is $51,962,006.14 an increase of 18.18% from 2021.

Recipient Oct. 2022
Allocations
Change from
Oct. 2021
Year-to-date
Change
Cities   
$675.6M Up 15.7% Up 15.1%
Transit Systems $226.4M Up 17.2% Up 16.4%
Counties $65.8M Up 22.4% Up 17.7%
Special Purpose Districts $96.8M Up 28.1% Up 26.5%