Dateline: June 14, 2001

Local sales tax rebates edge up in June 

Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander this week sent Texas cities and counties $213.3 million in monthly sales tax rebates.

Local cities all posted gains over their June rebates of last year. Clarendon was up 8.63 percent to $14,926.17.  Howardwick’s rebate of $908.76 reflected a 3.22 percent increase for that city, and Hedley received $216.96, which was up from $58.35 last June.

Clarendon and Howardwick are still behind 0.15 percent and 7.82 percent for their year-to-date totals. Howardwick is running more than 22 percent ahead of last year’s rebates.

June sales tax rebates represent sales taxes collected in April and reported to the comptroller in May.