Modest gains for July sales tax allocations for area municipalities

Three of the four Gonzales County municipalities saw modest gains in sales tax allocations for July 2025 following a record-setting June that was bolstered by the Cattle Country Festival receipts.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced he sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 4.5 percent more than in July 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.

Combined sales tax allocations for the month of July 2025 for all four municipalities were $316,802.43, up $3,052.31, or 0.97 percent, from the $313,750.12 received in July 2024 but $39,833.08 less than the $356,635.51 received during June 2025, which was based on sales taxes raised from April 2025 (the month during which three-day Cattle Country Festival occurred).

June 2025 was the second-best-ever month based on a single month of sales, behind only December 2022 (which was based on October 2022 sales).

For the year, municipalities have gotten back $2,299,762.52, up $171,069.22, or 8.04 percent, above the $2,128,693.30 received through this point last year.

Texas imposes a 6.25 percent state sales and use tax on all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services. Cities can charge up to 1.5 percent and counties can charge 0.5 percent for a total of 8.25 percent.

Gonzales saw a 1.9 percent increase, or $5,049.86, in sales tax allocations for July 2025 above the July 2024 allocation. The largest city in the county, which generates the lion’s share of sales tax revenue, received $269,654.48, compared to $264,604.62 last year. For the year, the city has received $1,953,605.45, up 8.42 percent or $151,805.28 more than the $1,801,800.17 Gonzales took in during the seven months of 2024.

Sales tax receipts were down comparatively for Nixon, which received $32,910.49, down $3,483.98, or 9.57 percent, from the $36,394.47 received in July 2024. However, it was $1,283.55 more than the $31,626.94 the city received last month.

For the year, the city has taken in $236,583.64, equal to 1.69 percent or $3,933.32 more than the $232,650.32 Nixon took in during the first seven months of 2024.

Smiley’s sales tax receipts were up to $2,669.13, up $217.47 or 8.87 percent, above the $2,451.66 received in July 2024. For the year, the city has received $32,470.81, which is 41.78 percent or $9,569.28 more than the $22,901.53 received through this point last year.

Finally, Waelder received a total of $11,568.33, an increase of $1,268.96 or 12.32 percent, more than the $10,299.37 received in July 2024. For the year, the city has taken in $77,102.62, which is 8.07 percent or $5,761.34 more than the $71,341.28 the city had taken in up to this point last year.

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.

Gonzales County itself also receives a 0.5 percent sales and use tax and for the month of July 2025, the county received $202,583.37, which is 9.18 percent or $20,484.51 less than the $223,067.88 received in July 2024.

For the year, the county has received $1,833,085.13, which is 3.41 percent or $64,893.25 less than the $1,897,978.38 the county took in during the first seven months of 2024.