Lampasas sales tax rebate down to start 2026

  • January Payments to Area Cities Burnet down 4% $315,694 Copperas Cove up 5% $621,184 Evant down 6% $7,984 Gatesville up 3% $260,988 Goldthwaite up 13% $57,361 Hamilton up 18% $80,525 Kempner up 7% $22,347 Lampasas down 1% $242,301 Lometa up 43% $13,723 Marble Falls up 0.2% $1,092,280 San Saba up 6% $64,980 Lampasas had an inauspicious start to the year in terms of sales tax revenue, while Lometa recorded the highest percentage gain in the area. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    January Payments to Area Cities Burnet down 4% $315,694 Copperas Cove up 5% $621,184 Evant down 6% $7,984 Gatesville up 3% $260,988 Goldthwaite up 13% $57,361 Hamilton up 18% $80,525 Kempner up 7% $22,347 Lampasas down 1% $242,301 Lometa up 43% $13,723 Marble Falls up 0.2% $1,092,280 San Saba up 6% $64,980 Lampasas had an inauspicious start to the year in terms of sales tax revenue, while Lometa recorded the highest percentage gain in the area. DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC
    The January sales tax rebate for the city of Lampasas fell $1,370 short of what it collected to start the previous year. That marks a dip of just under 1% from January 2025.The check for $242,301 is based on local sales made in November that were reported to the state comptroller before the end of December by businesses that file monthly.Kempner garnered a payment this period of $...

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