City sales tax revenue rises for December

Clarendon’s sales tax revenue ticked up slightly, and Donley County Assistance District One received its first revenue when Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar delivered December allocations last week.

After dropping off last month, Clarendon’s sales tax revenue increased 2.85 percent this month for a December allocation of $47,140.34. That revenue brings the city’s calendar year total $520,180.51, which is up 1.23 percent from $513,842.32 in 2023.

Donley County Assistance District One, which was approved by voters in the City of Howardwick in May for the purpose of helping fund the Donley County Sheriff’s Office, received $1,021.02. That’s the district’s first allocation since the one percent sales tax began October 1.

The City of Howardwick itself received $2,067.04 for the month, up 33.29 percent from one year ago. That city ends the calendar year down 2.95 percent at $21,440.30, but that downturn is due in large part to the city lowering its city sales tax rate effective in October 2023.

Hedley’s sales tax revenue was up 196.44 percent for the month with an allocation of $1,304.95, and the city closes its 2024 calendar year with a 47.49 percent increase in sales tax revenues at $18,530.28.

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

Statewide, Hegar distributed $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations, 6.8 percent more than in 2023.