Sales tax allocations up more than $26,000 for county for November

Sales tax allocations for Gonzales County were up more than $26,800 for the month of November 2024, an increase of nearly 8.76 percent more than the amount received for November one year ago, according to figures released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 1.1 percent more than in November 2023.

These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly and on sales made in July, August and September by quarterly filers.

Combined sales tax allocations for the month of October 2024 for all four municipalities were $333,767.32 — up $26,871.55 or just under 8.76 percent above the $306,895.77 received in November 2023 and an increase of $7,192.04 from October’s combined sales tax allocation of $326,575.28.

For the year, Gonzales County municipalities have received a combined total of $3,423,839.65, down $25,331.66 or 0.7 percent less than the $3,449,171.31 received as of this point last year.

Two of the four municipalities in Gonzales County — Gonzales and Nixon — saw an increase in sales tax allocations this month. Gonzales saw an 8.60 percent increase, or $22,307.02 more, in sales tax allocations for November 2024. The largest city in the county, which generates the lion’s share of sales tax revenue, received $281,606.28, compared to $259,299.26 in November 2023. This is $3,921.83 more than the $277,684.45 received in October 2024.

For the year, the city has received $2,894,654.14, down 0.94 percent or $27,729.57 from the $2,922,383.17 Gonzales had received at this point in 2023.

Sales tax receipts also were up for Nixon, which received $39,005.01, up $4,741.83 or 13.83 percent more than the $34,263.18 received in November 2023. It is the best month for Nixon since February 2023, when the city received $40,496.22.

For the year, the city has received $375,580.45, 2.59 percent or $9,491.09 more than the $366,089.36 received through this time last year. Nixon is the only city in the black for the year at this time.

Waelder received a total of $10,307.16, a decrease of $61.42, or 0.59 percent, less than the $10,368.58 received in November 2023. For the year, Waelder has received a total of $119,911.91, down 4.9 percent or $6,188.80 less than the $126,100.71 the city had received through this time last year — a year in which Waelder received an all-time high in sales tax allocations.

Finally, Smiley’s sales tax receipts were $2,848.87, down $115.88 or 3.9 percent below the $2,964.75 received in November 2023. For the year, Smiley has received $33,693.15, or 2.61 percent less than the $34,597.53 received through this point in 2023.

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 November 2024, the county received $168,572.83, or 19.79 percent less than the $210,190.05 received in November 2023. For the year, the county has received $2,663,393.51 or 10.61 percent more than the $2,407,777.18 received through this point last year.