Revenue surges for area cities

AUSTIN – Sales tax revenues surged for the Greenbelt area when Texas Comptroller Don Huffines delivered August allocations last week.

Bolstered by activity related to data center construction projects, several local governments recorded significant increases.

The City of Childress saw its allotment increase by 64.36 percent compared to the same period last year with August revenue of $213,081.28. Th…