AUGUST SALES TAX REBATES UP FOR ALL WASHINGTON CO. ENTITIES

  

Sales and tax distributions were up for the second month in a row for all Washington County entities.

The county’s rebate for August was $333,937, 13.83 percent up from when it received $293,350 last August.  So far in 2021, the county has received $2,295,279, up 13.53 percent from last year’s payment-to-date of $2,021,707.

Brenham’s rebate in August was $713,133, an increase of 7.03 percent from last August, when it received $666,276.  The city has received $5,120,803 so far this year, compared to this time last year when it had received $4,611,291, up 11.04 percent.

Burton received $8,545 in August, up 10.4 percent from its rebate last August of $7,739.  To date, the city has received $59,382, up 0.53 percent from its receipts through August 2020, which totaled $59,065.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported a payout of $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for this month, up 17.4 percent from last August and up 11.7 percent for the year so far.