LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – There was an uptick in Lubbock business activity in October compared to a year earlier. The latest sales tax revenue report from Texas Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock shows 9.21 percent more sales tax revenue than in October 2024.
The report released Wednesday is for revenue being distributed to cities in December, based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.
Lubbock’s December sales tax revenue $9,443,527.29, up 9.21 percent compared to the payment received in December 2024.
Statewide, local sales tax allocations this month are 7.5 percent higher than a year, totaling around $1.2 billion being sent to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts.
During budget work sessions this summer, Lubbock’s city manager, city staff and the city council discussed a slowdown in sales tax revenue over the prior several months. But this trend has recently reversed.
Year-to-date, the comptroller’s report shows Lubbock has received $110,007,144.27, 3.15 percent more than year-to-date through this point in the year in 2024.
Here are the top 20 cities in Texas:
City
Net Payment This PeriodComparable Payment Prior Year% ChangePayment YTDPrior Year Payment YTD% ChangeHouston$78,540,034.68$74,112,502.845.97%$923,406,694.88$889,040,848.033.86%San Antonio$40,842,718.30$40,705,800.930.33%$499,274,427.34$491,460,528.221.58%Dallas$37,679,080.19$37,792,353.92-0.29%$451,388,319.29$439,640,677.482.67%Austin$32,051,647.12$30,114,773.816.43%$356,062,670.71$354,681,124.570.38%Fort Worth$21,421,608.99$19,143,233.7211.90%$249,285,577.56$238,473,709.424.53%Arlington$15,688,857.86$15,124,328.013.73%$193,616,051.58$194,079,903.64-0.23%Frisco$11,693,180.78$11,910,412.23-1.82%$142,358,157.28$141,158,630.940.84%El Paso$11,938,020.13$11,336,315.645.30%$138,826,722.43$133,640,740.883.88%Plano$12,534,019.48$9,956,396.9525.88%$134,370,968.53$121,073,962.1810.98%Round Rock$10,849,149.41$9,836,438.1510.29%$129,332,683.60$117,035,675.1510.50%Irving$10,863,994.63$9,460,808.1914.83%$118,516,619.38$107,386,033.3210.36%Lubbock$9,443,527.29$8,647,074.849.21%$110,007,144.27$106,646,260.633.15%Amarillo$9,393,313.73$8,424,213.0611.50%$108,643,286.49$104,078,244.134.38%Corpus Christi$8,435,505.11$8,353,498.310.98%$100,290,887.82$98,789,434.161.51%McAllen$8,230,494.90$7,737,244.726.37%$99,982,807.26$96,850,222.013.23%McKinney$8,237,308.24$7,806,527.075.51%$98,599,320.21$95,877,331.062.83%Midland$7,638,555.11$7,028,130.198.68%$87,013,636.81$83,463,445.924.25%Grand Prairie$7,504,739.48$7,058,658.076.31%$86,456,248.11$84,806,077.131.94%Abilene$8,159,370.33$5,013,872.1962.73%$81,422,230.33$59,809,975.0036.13%Sugar Land$6,571,888.99$5,861,419.3312.12%$79,818,888.02$70,973,190.9612.46%
source: Texas Comptroller’s Office
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