Lubbock County tax office reports $228,524.96 collected in January for venue and short‑term rental taxes

Jasmine Sanchez of the Lubbock County Tax Office reported to the Commissioners Court on Feb. 10, 2025 that the county collected $228,524.96 in venue and short‑term rental taxes in January.

Sanchez said the January totals were comprised of hotel/venue receipts of $155,607.12 and short‑term rental (car? transcription reads “car”) receipts of $72,917.84, for the monthly total of $228,524.96. She noted the monthly total was down about 7% from December’s reported $246,313.40. For the fiscal year to date, Sanchez reported hotel receipts of $625,915.77 and short‑term rental receipts of $234,803.39, combining to $861,662.10, an increase of about 3% from the prior fiscal year total cited in the presentation.

Sanchez also reported cumulative figures for the venue bank account and disbursements through Jan. 31: total deposited of about $19,707,980.63 and total disbursements of about $7,910,640.62, leaving a balance of roughly $11,797,340.01 in the venue account as of Jan. 31, 2025 (figures transcribed from the meeting record). Commissioners asked whether the reported increase in the fiscal year was related to out‑of‑state vehicle registrations; Sanchez clarified that the report covered only hotel/motel and related venue receipts.

The court had no further questions and thanked Sanchez for the report.

Ending: The tax office data will be part of routine fiscal monitoring; commissioners did not take separate action beyond receiving the report.