Local Sales Tax Revenues
First Seven Months of Year (Jan.-July) Fayette County Cities Pct. Change Tax Rate 2024 2023 2022 2021 2023 to ’24 La Grange 1.50% 1,561,036 1,605,782 1,455,937 1,285,780 Down 2.7% Schulenburg 1.50% 756,639 873,081 709,473 536,427 Down 13.3% Round Top 1.50% 281,876 285,567 233,012 197,803 Up 2.2% Flatonia 1.50% 266,440 269,453 245,743 228,763 Down 1.1% Fayetteville 1.50% 74,251 151,510 70,219 67,523 Down 51.0% Carmine 1.50% 98,694 85,094 93,397 75,494 Up 15.9% Ellinger 1.00% 40,337 38,840 36,298 none Up 3.8% Other Area Cities Bastrop 1.50% 7,334,541 7,041,400 6,477,385 5,555,825 Up 4.1% Brenham 1.50% 5,851,100 5,447,007 5,242,743 4,407,670 Up 7.4% Hempstead 2.00% 2,887,245 1,358,376 1,346,517 1,139,014 Up 112.5% Lockhart 1.50% 2,564,655 2,336,092 2,052,693 1,809,585 Up 9.7% Elgin 1.50% 2,351,957 2,227,929 2,031,447 1,675,545 Up 5.5% Sealy 1.50% 1,993,983 1,956,242 1,807,747 1,609,859 Up 1.9% Gonzales 1.50% 1,801,800 1,855,917 1,809,647 1,446,393 Down 2.9% Giddings 1.50% 1,721,756 1,627,156 1,404,917 1,060,879 Up 5.8% Caldwell 1.50% 1,262,168 1,269,164 1,166,319 949,145 Down 0.5% Luling 1.50% 1,249,994 1,174,073 1,090,628 866,265 Up 6.4% Yoakum 2.00% 1,208,456 1,173,657 1,069,707 951,985 Up 2.9% Columbus 1.50% 1,207,207 1,206,761 1,093,460 977,150 Up 0.0% Hallettsville 2.00% 835,840 849,248 824,461 811,731 Down 1.5% Bellville 1.50% 658,704 654,118 585,556 513,911 Up 0.7% Shiner 1.00% 651,314 336,606 310,149 212,046 Up 93.5% Smithville 1.50% 512,315 502,585 511,465 426,726 Up 1.9% Weimar 1.50% 487,040 571,899 533,570 457,741 Down 14.8% Eagle Lake 1.00% 247,348 248,630 228,892 224,767 Down 0.5% County Governments Bastrop 0.50% 5,073,052 4,785,413 4,319,669 3,543,328 Up 6.0% Washington 0.50% 2,703,638 2,779,088 2,454,565 1,961,342 Down 2.7% Caldwell 0.50% 2,099,099 1,919,405 1,619,913 1,483,797 Up 9.3% Gonzales 0.50% 1,897,978 1,520,308 1,282,892 1,050,754 Up 24.8% Fayette 0.50% 1,870,888 1,968,544 1,723,154 1,284,670 Down 4.9% Colorado 0.50% 1,611,830 1,242,410 1,105,135 940,271 Up 29.7% Austin 0.50% 1,402,558 1,321,965 1,405,472 1,159,326 Up 6.1% Lee 0.50% 1,169,705 934,453 859,704 748,828 Up 25.1% Burleson 0.50% 830,8347 947,000 867,108 647,742 Down 12.2% Source: State Comptroller’s Office .
For the Record
The City of La Grange has designated Saturday, July 20, 2024 as Residential Bulk Curbside Pick-Up Day for the hard to dispose of bulky items. Waste Management will pick up one free load of bulky items on this day. All items should be within three feet of the curb Friday evening. Trucks will be starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning to pick up items from residential utility customers in the city limits. Bulk items include: stoves, refrigerators and air conditioners which have been tagged and certified as being “freon free” by a licensed technician, microwaves, water heaters, washing machines/dryers, barbecues, mattresses, chairs, recliners, couches and other furniture. Bulk items not accepted: tree limbs, tires, paint, chemicals, batteries, tile/toilets/bath tubs, mirrors/glass, cinder blocks/ bricks/rocks, construction debris, televisions/computer monitors, motor oil or used filters. If you have any questions, contact the City of La Grange at (979) 968-3127.
