Clarendon recorded its highest ever sales tax revenue for the month of September last week when Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock delivered monthly allocations to local governments.
The city received $46,041.48, which was 13.82 percent higher than the $40,451.08 recorded for September 2024 and setting a new high for the month. Clarendon is now 8.88 percent ahead for its calendar year-to-date sales tax revenue with a total of $414,955.37 compared to $381,086.62 this time last year.
Hedley was up for the 17.11 percent for the month with an allocation of $934.83 and is now 0.44 percent ahead for the year-to-date at $11,640.18.
Howardwick’s sales tax revenue for the month was up 7.16 percent at $2,096.52, and that city is ahead 19.34 percent for the year-to-date at $17,847.68.
Donley County Assistance District #1, still in its first year of tax collection in the City of Howardwick, had a monthly revenue of $1,493.52 and a total for the year so far at $11,734.54.
Statewide, Hancock distributed $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for September, 5.3 percent more than in September 2024.
This month’s sales tax revenue allocations are based on sales made in July by businesses that report tax monthly.
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