Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $577 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

AUSTIN— Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said today that state sales tax revenue in March was $2.12 billion, up 1.5 percent compared to March 2014. "State sales tax collections have now grown for 60 consecutive months despite weakening in the energy sector. This moderated growth was expected and is currently in line with estimates presented in January," Hegar said.  Receipts in the construction, services and restaurant sectors remained relatively strong. We will continue to monitor the state’s  economic activity and its impact on key revenue sources.”And in case you’re interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, March 2015 vs. March 2014, Austin was up 4.72 percent, Brownsville down 2.23 percent, Dallas up 0.24  percent, El Paso up 3.94 percent,  Houston up 2.85 percent, Laredo up 4.19 percent, and San  Antonio up 6.88 percent.Hegar will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their April local sales tax allocations totaling $576.6 million, up 4 percent compared to April 2014. The sales tax figures represent February sales reported by monthly tax filers. For details of April local sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts,locate the Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports on the   Comptroller’s website at http://comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/ allocsum/compsum.html.