Sheriff Hunter Barnes Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that Hill County Sheriff Hunter Barnes will be a panel member on the newly formed Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. The panel will strengthen collaboration between the comptroller’s office and law enforcement leaders across Texas. The group will advise the agency on implementation of key … Continue reading Sheriff Barnes appointed to advisory panel
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Comptroller releases Feb. sales tax to cities, counties
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.5 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 2.5% more than in February 2025. The City of Whitney's February payment was $106,472, down about 14% from the same time last year. For the first … Continue reading Comptroller releases Feb. sales tax to cities, counties
Comptroller releases Dec. sales tax
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 7.5% more than in December 2024. Locally, Hill County's December allocation came to $362,813, down just under 1% compared to last December. Year-to-date allocations have totaled … Continue reading Comptroller releases Dec. sales tax
Comptroller releases sales tax allocations
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 6.4% more than in November 2024. Whitney's November payment was $92,426, up 2.04% compared to last November. To date this year, the city's allocations have totaled … Continue reading Comptroller releases sales tax allocations
Sales tax distributed to cities and counties
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for August, 5.2% more than in August 2024. Hill County's August allocation totaled $419,077, up 5.20% compared to last August. To date in 2025, the county's payments have … Continue reading Sales tax distributed to cities and counties
Back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has announced that Texas families are expected to save an estimated $133.2 million in state and local sales taxes during this year’s sales tax holiday, which runs Friday, August 8, through midnight Sunday, August 10. “Back-to-school costs can add up fast,” said Hancock, who announced this year’s projected savings during … Continue reading Back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend
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