Dublin sales tax collections were up significantly in March, 27.54% compared to March 2024, according to the state sales tax report released by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
For the month of March, Dublin received $73,573.78 compared to $57,682.89 in March 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.)
The increase can be at least partially contributed to a successful St. Patrick’s Day Festival hosted by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, portions of which were cancelled in 2024 due to inclement weather.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.24 billion in April, 7.1 percent more than in April 2024.
The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April. “State sales tax collections were likely driven in part by businesses in the manufacturing sector ordering materials to get inventory delivered before the tariffs announced in February and March took effect,” Hegar said. “Collections from all sectors grew robustly compared with April 2024, coming in well above the rate of general price inflation. This is a dramatic contrast to March 2025 collections, which were down year-over-year. “Receipts from other sectors driven by business spending were mixed. Collections from the mining sector were up double-digits from April 2024, marking the first time in 12 months receipts from this sector were positive year-overyear. Remittances from the construction sector were down last month.
“Retail trade grew slightly compared with a year ago. Within the retail trade sector, receipts from the online shopping sector were up considerably, while receipts from general merchandise and furniture stores were both down compared with the same month a year ago.
“Receipts from restaurants increased slightly from a year ago but were below the rate of inflation for food away from home for March.”
Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in April 2025 was up 2.9% compared with the same period a year ago. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58 percent of all tax collections.
Texas collected the following revenue from other major taxes:
■ motor vehicle sales and rental taxes — $405 million, down 14% from April 2024;
■ motor fuel taxes — $339 million, up 2% from April 2024;
■ oil production tax — $436 million, down 16% from April 2024;
■ natural gas production tax — $233 million, up 37% from April 2024;
■ hotel occupancy tax — $84 million, up 1% from April 2024; and
■ alcoholic beverage taxes — $162 million, down 1% from April 2024.
City March2025 March2024 Rate Dublin $73,573.78 $57,682.89 27.54% Stephenville $872,024.44 $835,544.80 4.36% DeLeon $37,368.61 $41,023.61 -8.90% Comanche $129,119.25 $141,471.48 -8.73% Hico $51,095.71 $59,582.52 -14.24% Hamilton $91,455.05 $86,874.96 5.27%