Larry Jackson

Cash Registers Ringing In Carmine, Round Top

Published by News Staff on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 12:00am
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Northern Fayette County is in an economic boom – at least from a sales tax point of view.

Local Sales Tax Revenue Setting New Record Highs

Published by News Staff on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:00am
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As stock market indexes have been setting new record highs, so have sales tax collections for many area towns. 

La Grange Economic Numbers Still Strong

Published by News Staff on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:00am

Five months into the year, the area’s economy continues to gain steam, with La Grange near the top of the pack. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent La Grange a sales

La Grange’s April Tax Revenue Surges

Published by News Staff on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 12:00am

April brought good news for the city of La Grange treasury. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent a city sales tax rebate check more than 33 percent bigger than last April’s.

LG Racks Up Half Million In First-Quarter Sales Tax

Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am
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For the sixth month in a row, sales tax collections in La Grange are up from the same month one year earlier. That steady pace has put the city over

Fayette County Towns See Strong Start in Sales

Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 12:00am

The sweetheart month of February was sweet indeed for La Grange sales tax revenue, with a check for more than $200,000 coming from State Comptroller Glenn Hegar. It was the

Tiniest Towns Here Seeing Biggest Sales Tax Growth

Published by News Staff on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 9:45am

Carmine and Fayetteville may have the least sales tax revenue of Fayette County towns, but they are the “mighty mites” in growth so far this year.

While the other four incorporated cities are even or down compared to 2017, Carmine and Fayetteville are booming.

Flatonia, Carmine Sales Tax Rebates Jump in July

Published by News Staff on Mon, 07/17/2017 - 12:49pm
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July is being a good month for the city treasuries of Flatonia and Carmine. Both towns got about 20 percent bigger sales tax rebates from the state this month compared to last July.

La Grange Sales Tax Numbers Moving Up

Published by News Staff on Thu, 05/18/2017 - 10:06am

For the third month in a row, La Grange sales tax revenue is up from the same month last year. It’s a welcome change from the declines the local economy has suffered for most of the past two years.

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