By Kim Hilsenbeck
KYLE AND BUDA
Based on the latest figures from the Texas Comptroller’s Office, Kyle saw a 41.57 percent gain in sales tax distribution up from $315,128 last June to $446,136 in June of this year.
Meanwhile, Buda continued a two-month dip in sales tax from $395,246 in June 2014 to $368,484 last month, marking a 6.8 percent decrease when comparing the same month in 2014.
Year-to-date sales tax revenue for Kyle is up 20.5 percent over 2014, Kyle collected $3.2 million from January to June, up from $2.6 million from the same time period last year.
So far this year, Buda collected $2.9 million in total sales tax revenue compared to $2.8 million last year during the same time period, marking a 6.02 percent increase.
DRIPPING SPRINGS AND WIMBERLEY
On the western side of the county, Dripping Springs collected $138,525 in sales tax in June, according to the comptroller’s report. That represents a 34.6 percent increase over June of 2014 when it collected $102,856.
In the first five months of 2015, Dripping Springs collected a total $987,124. In the same time period last year, the city collected $853,610 for a gain of 15.6 percent.
Wimberley collected $54,998 in June of this year, compared to $49,873 last June – an increase of 10.3 percent.
Wimberley received $440,658 in revenue between January and June of this year, compared to $384,751 for the same time period in 2014, marking a 14.5 percent increase, according to the comptroller’s report.
SAN MARCOS
The largest city in Hays County, San Marcos, took in $1.8 million in June compared to $1.6 million for the same month in 2014 according to the comptroller’s report. So far in 2015, San Marcos collected $15.1 million in total revenue. During the same time period last year San Marcos, collected $13.9 million, giving it a 7.8 percent gain.
NIEDERWALD AND UHLAND
Niederwald in eastern Hays County saw a down-tick of 8 percent in sales tax revenue in June. The town collected $1,999 in June of this year compared to $2,174 in June 2014.
During the first six months of 2015, Niederwald collected $13,857 compared to $12,672 in the same time period last year for a gain of 9.3 percent.
Another eastern Hays County town, Uhland, saw a significant jump in its June 2015 tax collection compared to June 2014, going from $6,430 last year to $$9,289 this year.
So far year-to-date, Uhland took in $66,990 compared to $55,815 during the same time period last year, for an increase of 20.02 percent.
HAYS COUNTY
In a written statement, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue in June was $2.2 billion, down 1.4 percent compared to June 2014.
“This slight decline was expected due to the slowdown in the oil and gas mining sector, and is in line with the biennial revenue estimate presented in January,” he said. “Receipts from the construction, information, restaurant and services sectors continued to grow, however, which is a testament to Texas’ diverse and dynamic economy.”
This marks the first decline in state sales tax revenue following 62 consecutive months of growth.
Hegar will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their July local sales tax allocations totaling $609.8 million, which represents an increase of 1.2 percent compared to July 2014.
