Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today that state sales tax revenue in October was $2.14 billion, up 5.4 percent compared to October 2012.
“Growth in sales tax revenues was led by collections from the telecommunications sector,” Combs said. “The construction sector also showed significant gains. State sales tax revenue has increased for 43 consecutive months.”Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing distri
For details of local sales tax allocations in November to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, locate the Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports on the Comptroller’s Web site at www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/allocsum/compsum.html.cts their November local sales tax allocations totaling $654.6 million, up 7 percent compared to November 2012.
