From our October 19, 2000, edition.

Clarendon's sales tax rebate drops 14% 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander last week sent $212.5 million in local sales tax revenue to 1,106 Texas cities and 119 counties. October sales tax rebates are up 20.8 percent compared to October 1999.

Locally the news was mixed. Clarendon’s rebate fell by 14.71 percent for a total of $14,794.15. But Hedley and Howardwick both posted gains of 55.86 percent and 223 percent respectively. Those cities’ rebates were $159.12 and $1,044.84.

For the year to date, Clarendon is running 3.37 percent ahead while Hedley is 14.33 percent behind and 20.16 percent down.

October sales tax rebates represent sales taxes collected in August and reported to the Comptroller in September.

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