November sales tax rebates up from 2024

   The State of Texas November sales tax allocation payment totaled $796,641,593, up 5.66% from the November 2024 total of $753,965,181.
  The state’s total allocation payments year to date are $8,296,094,299, up 4.27% from the payment of $7,956,005,158 for the same period last year.
  Bay City’s November sales tax allocation was $647,064, down 4.23% from the rebate of $675,691 for the same month a year ago.
  For the year, Bay City has received $6,904,125 for the year, up 1.72% compared to $6,787,294, from the same period last year.
  Palacios received $127,108 in allocations this month, up 27.61% compared to the $99,604 rebate in November 2024.
  Palacios’ allocations for the year total $1,212,561, up 17.85% from $1,028,853 for the year-to-date last year.
  Other area cities’ November sales tax rebates included:
 El Campo, $551,315, down 6.20%
 Wharton, $292,430, up 22.92%
 Port Lavaca, $322,294, down 0.40%
 Lake Jackson, $1,064,127, down 6.07%
 West Columbia, $117,932, up 5%
 Freeport, $401,696, up 12.55%
 Rosenberg, $2,675,504, down 1.61%
 Sugar Land, $6,944,278, up 13.21%
 Edna, $122,761, down 21.42%