Hegar distributes $1B in sales tax revenue

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 2 percent more than in June 2022. These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly.

County disaster declaration extended

The initial Declaration of Local Disaster to Severe Weather and Prolonged Flooding order, which was initiated by Judge Mandy Gfeller on June 5, has been extended by the commissioners court and went into effect on June 12.

Pet Talk

Abandoned pets are companion animals that are either inadvertently or deliberately abandoned by their owners, by either dumping the animals on the streets, leaving them alone in a vacant property, far out in the country or relinquishing them at an animal shelter.

Library Lines ...

Next week will feature some events happening here at Rhoads Memorial Library. First up is the start of Terrific Tuesdays on June 13. The eagerly anticipated children’s event will begin at 4 p.m.

OSM Rodeo big success

The Olen Schulte Memorial Team Roping & Wild West Show drew a crowd and plenty of competitors this past weekend despite some soggy challenges; fulfilling its purpose of helping preserve the cowboy heritage and fund scholarships for area youth – plus a lot of rough and tumble fun.

State sales tax 3.8B in May

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that state sales tax revenue totaled $3.84 billion in May, 4.1 percent more than in May 2022. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on sales made in April and remitted to the agency in May.