Growth seen in August sales tax numbers

  • August Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 0.2% $351,140 Copperas Cove up 5% $715,535 Evant up 6% $10,133 Gatesville up 12% $291,438 Goldthwaite up 7% $54,989 Hamilton up 19% $99,819 Kempner up 0.6% $21,184 Lampasas up 5% $268,137 Lometa up 7% $9,817 Marble Falls up 0.1% $1,312,855 San Saba down 5% $59,788 San Saba was the only city in the surrounding counties to record a percentage decline in August 2025, compared to August 2024 numbers. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    August Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 0.2% $351,140 Copperas Cove up 5% $715,535 Evant up 6% $10,133 Gatesville up 12% $291,438 Goldthwaite up 7% $54,989 Hamilton up 19% $99,819 Kempner up 0.6% $21,184 Lampasas up 5% $268,137 Lometa up 7% $9,817 Marble Falls up 0.1% $1,312,855 San Saba down 5% $59,788 San Saba was the only city in the surrounding counties to record a percentage decline in August 2025, compared to August 2024 numbers. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC

    All entities in Lampasas County showed a gain in sales tax receipts this month when compared to collections for August 2024, and all cities in the surrounding counties were up this period as well – except for San Saba.

    The August allocations are based on sales made in June by businesses that report their tax monthly to the state comptroller, plus sales made in April, May and June by quarterly filer…