Revenue from half-cent sales taxes collected by merchants in Texas County declined about 3 percent in 2012 from the previous year, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The tally on each was about $78,000 during the last monthly distribution of the year.
For the year, each tallied about $924,000, which is down more than $31,000 each.
The funds are used for debt repayment, operations and maintenance.