Texas state sales tax revenue topped $2.29 billion in October, which was a slight 0.2 percent increase from the same month in 2015, according to a press release.
Glenn Hegar, Texas comptroller, said opposing trends in consumer and business spending resulted in slight growth in revenue.
“Continued declines in collections from minting, manufacturing and wholesale trade sectors, reflecting the subdued level of drilling for oil and natural gas production, were offset by significant gains from retail trade and restaurants,” Hegar said in a statement.
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