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Comptroller distributes $1.1 billion in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments

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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 2.5 percent more than in December 2022. These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.

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City ground storage tank rehab project is underway

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Rehabilitation work began this week on the city’s 500,000-gallon water storage tank, located at the north end of Sixth Street across from the Oasis Cove Apartments. The work is one piece of a larger municipal infrastructure project made possible in part by $588,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding awarded to the City of Canadian.

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Texas Comptroller announces transfer of $8.5 billion to State Highway and Rainy Day Funds

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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he has completed the transfer of about $3.06 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $5.46 billion to the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the “Rainy Day Fund”). The Rainy Day Fund, which normally receives the same amount as the SHF, received $2.41 billion more because of the general revenue (GR) surplus at the end of fiscal 2023.

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The Blotter

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Misdemeanor Arrests
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Felony Arrests
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Citations
•Gabriel Floyd Wright, Arvada, Colorado; speeding; 11/22/23
•Jose Macario Castañeda, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 11/24/23

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Give the Gift of Life this Giving Tuesday

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On the global day of giving, give someone in your community the gift of life by giving blood with Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Giving Tuesday.

Giving Tuesday takes place each year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, just after Cyber Monday, to encourage people to do good. It doesn’t have to be a monetary donation. You can give back to your community through a simple blood donation with Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

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State Capital Highlights

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Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers

As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in stripping it from a $7.6 billion education bill. The Austin American-Statesman reported it is unclear what Abbott’s next move will be.