City’s sales tax payment sees another increase in this month

The City of Perryton’s sales tax payment was up again this month.

For August, the city received $305,926, an increase of close to 5% over last August. Its year to date payments of $2.065 million trail slightly, less than 1%, over 2025.

Area cities were again a mixed bag, with most seeing decreases.

Amarillo’s payment of $11.83 million for the month was up over 20% from August 2025. Its year to date p…