Athens —
The City of Athens continued its strong start in 2013 sales-tax allocations in February with a double-digit increase over the previous year.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs’ office will send Athens a $530,131.67 check for February, up from $479,803.42 in 2012. To date, Athens is 9.09 percent above 2012 for the year-to-date.
Statewide, Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special-purpose taxing districts tax allocations totaling $741 million, up 4.6 percent from February, 2012. The allocations reflect a trend of strong sales-tax receipts in the state.
“Growth in sales-tax receipts was led by the construction, retail trade and restaurant sectors,” Combs said. “State sales-tax revenue has now increased for 34 consecutive months."
Henderson County’s second largest municipality, Gun Barrel City, also had a strong February. The city is receiving a $306,735.77 allocation, representing a 4.62-percent jump from 2012. Eleven of Henderson County’s 16 municipalities showed gains in February.
The sales-tax figures represent December sales reported by monthly tax filers, as well as sales by businesses that report taxes on a quarterly or annual basis.
The following is a list of Henderson County municipalities, their February, 2013 allocations, the 2012 allocations and the percent of change.
• Athens — 530,131.67 — 479,803.42 — (10.48 percent)
• Berryville — 1,079.16 — 1,052.83 — (2.50 percent)
• Brownsboro — 11,525.43 — 18,073.95 — (-36.23 percent)
• Caney City — 5,080.47 — 5,394.21 — (-5.81 percent)
• Chandler — 46,602.89 — 46,875.39 — (-0.58 percent)
• Coffee City — 40,451.48 — 3,766.08 — (193.84 percent)
• Eustace — 7,608.20 — 6,842.70 — (11.18 percent)
• Gun Barrel City — 306,735.77 — 293,163.59 — (4.62 percent)
• Log Cabin — 2,134.70 — 1,915.65 — (11.43 percent)
• Malakoff — 29,873.83 — 29,105.05 — (2.64 percent)
• Murchison — 4,577.98 — 3,416.52 — (33.99 percent)
• Payne Springs — 8,290.40 — 7,356.37 — (12.69 percent)
• Poynor — 412.97 — 1,434.35 — (-71.20 percent)
• Seven Points — 40,680.55 — 38,323.10 — (6.15 percent)
• Tool — 5,400.93 — 6,130.81 — (-11.90 percent)
• Trinidad — 12,259.78 — 8,862.73 — (38.32 percent)
• County Total — 1,052,846.21 — 961,516.75 — (9.49 percent)
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