Sales tax allocations grow modestly for Gonzales

Sales tax allocations for the city of Gonzales saw modest growth this month, rebounding from last month’s drop.

Meanwhile, the city of Nixon received a healthy bump in sales tax that could be attributable to their Feather Fest on Cinco de Mayo held in May while Waelder is now within $4,000 of its best-ever year for sales tax collections, according to Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 7.5 percent more than in July 2022.

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

For the month of July 2023, Gonzales County municipalities received a combined $321,927.37 in sales tax allocations, up just $13,700.74 or 4.44 percent more than the $308,226.63 received during July 2022.

For the year, county municipalities have received $2,196,479.20, an increase of $120,242.10 or 5.79 percent above the $2,076,237.10 received through the first seven months of 2022.

Sales tax allocations for Gonzales, the largest city in the county which generates the lion’s share of sales tax revenue, were $273,468.95, up $3,416.56 or 1.26 percent above the $270,052.39 received during July 2022.

For the year, the city has received $1,855,917.18, up $46,270.15 or 2.55 percent, above the $1,809,647.03 received at this same point in 2022.

Sales tax receipts for Nixon were $36,005.59, up $6,536.90, or 22.18 percent, above the $29,468.69 received in July 2022. The city held its Feather Fest on Cinco de Mayo two-day festival on May 5-6 on the property adjacent to City Hall and saw increased spending during the month on taxable items.

For the year, the city has received $236,388.83, up $32,019.36, or 15.66 percent, above the $204,369.47 received at this same point last year.

Waelder received a total of $9,861.92, up 61.06 percent or $3,738.60, above the $6,123.06 received in July 2022. For the year, Waelder has received $81,431.00, up $36,185.60, or79.97 percent, above the $45,245.40 received at this point in 2022. The city is now just $3,345.57 off the record $84,776.57 it received in all of 2022.

Finally, Smiley’s sales tax receipts were $2,590.91, up just $8.42, or 0.32 percent, from the $2,582.49 received in July 2022. For the year, the city has received $22,742.19, up $5,766.99 or 33.97 percent above the $16,975.20 received in the first seven months of 2022.

Three cities in Gonzales County — Gonzales, Nixon and Waelder — collect a 1.5 percent sales tax rate, while Smiley collects a 1 percent sales tax.