Austin sales tax collections up

Sales tax collections for Austin are up 9.77 percent for the year, according to data released Wednesday by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. So far, the city has collected more than $61.5 million in sales tax money. Capital Metro’s tax revenues have increased by close to 9 percent, giving the transit agency $67.4 million for the year to date. Round Rock’s tax collections are up nearly 7 percent for the year, but jumped a hefty 11.82 percent in the most recent report. Overall, Hegar’s press release said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.11 billion in January, 6.6 percent more than in January 2022. The majority of January sales tax revenue is based on sales made in December and remitted to the agency in January.