TYLER COUNTY – The sales tax revenues across the county, reported for the four incorporated cities, was mostly up for the month of March, according to the state comptroller’s office.
Kelly Hancock, the acting comptroller, stated earlier in the month that, statewide, revenues totaled $4 billion for March; figures based on sales made in February, and remitted to the agency during March.
Hancock noted that the tax collections grew at the fastest rate in three years and credited a “robust Texas economy with growth once again well above the rate of general price inflation.” He noted that receipts for retail had grown at the fastest rate since the pandemic in 2020.
Hancock also reported that the sales tax allocations resulted in $1.1 billion distributed to local governments, representing a 10.5% increase over April 2025 distributions.
In Tyler County, all but Colmesneil saw an increase in tax revenues, continuing a trend recently visible in sales tax reports. This is likely due to the shuttering of a longtime business staple in the city’s business community, Debbie’s Hardware.
Chester saw an 8.78% increase over last year’s March tax reports, with $2,490.16 generated from the city. Colmesneil saw a decrease of 4.28%, with $5,433.93 taken in. Ivanhoe experienced an 11.97% increase, with $7,739.87 in tax revenues and the county seat, Woodville, saw $102,349.39 brought in, for a 12.5% increase over last year.
Hancock noted in his report that, overall, the retail sector was up more than 9% compared with March 2025, which is the largest statewide monthly gain for the sector since June 2022.
The sales tax revenue is the largest source of funding for the state’s budget, and accounts for 58% of all tax collections in Texas, according to the comptroller’s office.
