Dublin sales tax collections were up in January, 13.12% compared to January 2024, according to the state sales tax report released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
For the month of January, Dublin received $50,821.13, compared to $44,923.14 in January 2024.
(Sales tax reports generally reflect sales from two months prior as the local sales are reported to the state which processes them and disburses sales tax back to the local entities.)
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.8 billion in February, 4.3% more than in February 2024. The majority of February sales tax revenue is based on sales made in January and remitted to the agency in February.
“State sales tax collections exhibited solid growth compared with February 2024,” Hegar said. “This comes on the heels of a strong month in January and was more than the overall rate of general price inflation.
“Remittances from sectors driven mainly by business spending were mixed last month, with receipts from the construction and wholesale trade sectors coming in slightly down compared with a year ago, but receipts from the manufacturing sector showing the largest year-overyear increase in two years. Receipts from the information sector, driven by computer and data processing services, also grew significantly.
“Remittances overall from the retail trade sector grew slightly compared with a year ago. Within the sector, receipts from sporting goods, electronics and appliance, and general merchandise stores were down significantly compared with a year ago. Collections from home improvement stores were up by a large amount after a weak showing the previous month.
“Receipts from restaurants increased slightly once again from a year ago, coming in below the rate of inflation for food away from home for January.”
Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in February 2025 was up 4% compared with the same period a year ago. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58% of all tax collections.
Texas collected the following revenue from other major taxes: motor vehicle sales and rental taxes — $650 million, up 11% from February 2024; motor fuel taxes — $310 million, up 2% from February 2024; oil production tax — $486 million, up 6% from February 2024; natural gas production tax — $221 million, up 19% from February 2024; hotel occupancy tax — $57 million, down 2% from February 2024; and alcoholic beverage taxes — $128 million, down less than 1% from February 2024.