Athens sales tax remains on plus side

Jun. 25—The June sales tax allocation for Athens continues to keep the city well ahead of the 2021 pace, figures from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar show.

Athens will get a check for $632,021, up 7.15% from the allocation last June. For the year, Athens has total allocations of $3,862,234, which keeps it 16.26% ahead of 2021 for the year to date.

In a press release dated June 8, Hegar indicated he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.01 billion in local sales tax allocations for the month of June, which is 11.6% more than in June of 2021.

Henderson County's second largest municipality, Gun Barrel City had an allocation of $490,441, only 3.52% ahead of last June. For the year, the city is up 8.48%.

Chandler, with a June check of $91,077, was 8.88% above last year's figure for the month. Chandler is 5.83% ahead for the year to date.

Most Henderson County municipalities are also trending ahead of last year. Biggest gains in June were Log Cabin, up 134.08%, Tool, up by 29.61%, Trinidad, up 22.10% and Payne Springs, with a 21.51% gain.

The following is a list of Henderson County municipalities, their June 2022 allocation followed by their June 2021 allocation:

Athens — $632,021.35 — $589,821.44 (7.15%)

Berryville — $2,710.39 — $2,671.02 (1.47%)

Brownsboro — $30,195.38 — $24,862.83 (21.44%)

Caney City — $6,162.82 — $6,890.60 (-10.56%

Chandler — $91,077.51 — $83,642.42 (8.88%

Coffee City — $20,955.57 — $21,272.88 (-1.49%)

Eustace — $13,687.40 — $12,386.80 (10.49%)

Gun Barrel City — $490,441.23 — $473,763.84 (3.52%)

Log Cabin — $11,490.81 — $4,908.83 (134.08%)

Malakoff — $58,266.51 — $60,580.53 (-3.81%)

Murchison — $15,542.74 — $12,857.85 (20.88%)

Payne Springs — $17,882.24 — $14,716.50 (21.51%)

Poynor — $1,036.31 — $1,172.45 (-11.61%)

Seven Points — $74,225.89 — $66,412.12 (11.76%)

Tool — $30,966.32 — $23,890.71 (29.61%)

Trinidad — $12,572.54 — $10,296.22 (22.10%)