Hill County’s monthly sales tax allocation from the comptroller was up over 258% compared to last September when the monthly list of disbursements was released last week, and the City of Whitney’s allocation was up almost 45%.
The data shows that Hill County received a payment of $1,409,351 from the comptroller in September, an increase from last September’s payment of $393,070.
The county’s sales tax revenue is also up for the year, with $5,345,481 received to date in 2026, an increase of 33% compared to the same time period in 2025.
Hill County Treasurer Rachel Parker said that she had not received the necessary information to explain the jump as of press time, passing along a message from the comptroller’s office: “There are many factors that drive this number, such as new businesses, late tax payments, penalties, heavy traffic or events around the county, etc.”
The City of Whitney’s September allocation was $120,014 this month, an increase of 44.88% over last September. Year to date, the city’s allocations have totaled $1,066,272, up 22.68% over the same period last year.
In the county seat, the City of Hillsboro’s September allocation came to $618,082, an increase of 24.33% over last September. Year-to-date figures show Hillsboro receiving $5,367,718 so far in 2026, an increase of 6 percent over the first nine months of 2025.
Allocations and changes over last September for other Hill County cities in September were: Abbott – $15,915.33, up 12.61%; Aquilla – $2,277.87, up 120.45%; Blum – $6,083.51, up 4.36%; Bynum – $1,246.65, up 41.60%; Carl’s Corner – $3,147.46, down 42.75%; Covington – $7,514.75, up 8.83%; Hubbard – $103,180.14, up 266.13%; Itasca – $35,426.40, up 29.43%; Malone – $5,088.41, up 147.39%; Mertens – $550.83, down 7.48%; Mount Calm – $2,069.79, down 0.19%; Penelope – $1,024.71, up 19.81%.
Bosque County’s September allocation was $140,416, up 31.43% over last September. Year-to-date numbers show the county receiving $1,255,964 so far in 2026, up 33.60% from the same time last year.
Allocations and changes for Bosque County cities were: Clifton – $188,799, up 60.10%; Cranfills Gap – $4,497.92, up 14.65%; Iredell – $5,348.14, up 33.16%; Meridian – $24,837.31, up 1.55%; Morgan – $4,464.16, up 5.85%; Valley Mills – $16,187.41, down 7.99%; Walnut Springs – down 7.41%.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines issued $1.3 billion in allocations of net local sales tax collected in September, 11.6% more than a year ago.
In September, the state collected $4.4 billion in net state sales tax revenue and $1.3 billion in net local sales tax revenue, which will be distributed to Texas cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts.
These collections come mostly from businesses that report tax monthly and reflect their August sales. Businesses that report quarterly or annually remit on a different schedule.
