Texas County merchants collected about 3.8 percent more sales tax in the first month of the year than the same monthly period a year ago, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The tally for each of three half-cent sales taxes was about $75,477, up about $2,790 on each. The revenue is earmarked for debt retirement for the Texas County Justice Center, capital improvements and day-to-day operations.
An eighth-cent sales tax for 911 operations totaled $55,922.