Clarendon, H’wick sales tax revenue increases

Clarendon and Howardwick saw gains in sales tax revenues last week when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributed March allocations to local cities.

Sales tax revenue for Clarendon grew 4.35 percent compared to the same period last year with an allocation of $39,097.38.

The city is now up 6.59 percent for the calendar year-to-date with a total of $136,118.68 compared to $127,694.33 this time last year.

Howardwick’s allocation grew 5.87 percent to $1,617.37 for the month compared to last year, and the lakeside city is now up 28.4 percent for the year-to-date at $5,966.58 compared to $4,646.72 in March 2024.

Hedley was down less than one percent at $883.85 compared to $888.40 last March but is up for the year-to-date 37.11 percent at $4,718.90 compared to $3,441.56 at this point last year.

Donley County Assistance District One, inside Howardwick, received $909.23 for the month and has collected $3,741.32 so far this calendar year.

The assistance district began collecting taxes on October 1 for the purpose of helping fund the Donley County Sheriff’s Department.

The City of Claude was up 39.67 percent for the month at $27,134.54.
Memphis was down 10.50 percent at $24,851.33, and the City of Turkey was up 19.38 percent at $6,802.38.

Statewide Hegar distributed $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for March, 10.2 percent more than in March 2024.

March sales tax allocations to local governmetns are based on sales made in January by businesses that reported sales taxes monthly to the comprtroller’s office.