DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The City of Terrell opened the new year riding high, having posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against the same calendar month of the previous year in each of the first four months of 2023 according to the Texas State Comptroller’s Office. That streak would come to an end by the slimmest of margins in May with a .95 percent dip reported when comparing 2023 payment totals against those from 2022.
The City of Terrell has found itself in a mid-year funk according to the Texas State Comptroller’s Office, seeing sales tax revenues dip when comparing against totals from the same calendar month from the previous year for the second consecutive reporting period.
DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com Kaufman County entered the month riding an impressive streak with the Texas State Comptroller’s Office reporting that 11 out of 13 local cities had reported sales tax revenue gains when comparing against totals from the same calendar month from the previous year for three consecutive months. That streak would come to an end in May with the comptroller’s office announcing that more than half of all Kaufman County cities, seven in total, had seen dips when comparing against May 2022 collections.
DAVID KAPITAN editor@terrelltribune.com The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered a welcome dose of good news to Kaufman County cities last week, reporting for the third consecutive month that 11 out of 13 local entities had seen sales tax revenue gains when comparing against totals from the same calendar month from the previous year. In keeping with local trends, the City of Terrell led the way by seeing a county-best increase of $172,192.91 in collections, from $1,201,109.23 in April 2022 up to $1,373,302.14 in April 2023.