The city of Graham saw a drop in the amount of sales taxes returned to the city for August, not only compared to the previous month, but for the year so far.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that taxing districts statewide are receiving $769.3 million in local sales tax allocations for August, 1.2 percent more than in August 2015.
Graham, Newcastle and Olney are the only three cities in Young County that receive monthly sales tax rebates from Hegar’s office.
Graham’s rebate this month, based on sales made in June by businesses that report taxes monthly, and sales made in ...