Hedley, H’wick post sales tax gains

The cities of Hedley and Howardwick posted gains last week when Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock delivered March sales tax allocations.

Howardwick was up 1.01 percent compared to this time last year with an allocation of $1,633.82, and Hedley was up 3.31 percent at $883.85.

Both cities are running a deficit for the calendar year-to-date in terms of sales tax collections with Howardwick down 8.46 percent at $5,461.80 and Hedley down 22.45 percent at $3,659.20.

The City of Clarendon dipped 5.79 percent this month after strong gains last month. The city’s March allocation was $36,830.26 compared to $39,097.38 this time last year. Clarendon is just slightly behind now for the calendar year-to-date, off 0.98 percent at $134,775.89.

Donley County Assistance District One, collecting sales tax in the City of Howardwick for county law enforcement, was up 7.94 percent this month at $981.48 and is up 1.22 percent on the year-to-date at $3,787.28.

Donley County Assistance District Two, collecting sales tax in the unincorporated areas of the county for law enforcement, received $4,584.35 this month and is at $21,608.43 in its first year of operation.

Along US 287, the City of Memphis was up 35.19 percent at $33,597.80 for the month and up 23.47 percent for the year-to-date at $97,159.05. Claude was up 82.44 percent this month at $49,505.12 and up 77.81 percent for the year-to-date at $136,025.50. Armstrong County was up 1,749.89 percent for the month at $191,885.44 compared to $10,372.77 in March 2025, and Armstrong’s year-to-date figure was $501,173.75 this month, an increase of 1,136.43 percent over $40,533.87 at this point in 2025.

Statewide, Hancock delivered $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for March, 2.1 percent more than in March 2025. These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly.