Comptroller distributes nearly $620 million in sales tax revenue

​​​​​AUSTIN – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit system​s, and special-purpose taxing districts $619.7 million in local tax allocations for March.

The allocations are 5.8 percent more than in March 2016 and are based on sales made in January​ by businesses that report tax monthly.

"The cities of Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin saw noticeable increases in sales tax allocations," Hegar said. "The cities of McAllen and Sugar Land saw noticeable decreases."​​