SALES TAX REBATES DOWN FOR WASHINGTON CO. & BRENHAM, UP FOR BURTON

  

Sales and tax distributions were mixed in Washington County for the month of October.

Washington County’s rebate this month was down slightly – 0.88 percent – from that of October 2025, coming in at $411,202 compared to $414,862 at this time last October.  For the year to date, the county has received $4,174,987, up 2.23 percent from the $4,083,831 taken in through this point a year ago.

The City of Brenham reported an October rebate of $841,156, down 9.01 percent from last October, when the city brought in $924,488.  The city’s receipts through 2026 so far come out to $8,878,083, up 1.03 percent from the $8,787,350 tallied through October 2025.

The City of Burton collected $9,553 this month, up 9.08 percent from the $8,757 taken in last October.  So far in 2026, the city’s rebates add up to $126,480, which is 5.9 percent down from last year’s payments-to-date of $134,421.

Comptroller Don Huffines reported $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for the month of October, an increase of 11.6 percent from last October and up 7.3 percent for the year so far.

Allocations for October are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.