Local sales tax allocations for Round Rock, P ugerville and Hutto have all seen increases over the past few scal years.
Round Rock, P ugerville and Hutto each receive 2% of sales tax revenue generated by businesses operating within their boundaries from the state each month. Here is the breakdown of where those funds go in each city:
Round Rock
P ugerville
Hutto
$15M
March 2020: COVID-19 declared a pandemic, stay-at-home orders issued in some areas.
March 2021: Governor Greg Abbott lifts mask mandate and business operating capacity restrictions.
ROUND ROCK 1% general fund 0.5% PFLUGERVILLE 1% general fund 0.5% economic property tax reduction development
$12M
May 2020: Texas begins multi-phase e orts to reopen for some businesses.
0.5% transportation projects and economic development
$9M
$6M
0.5% Travis County ESD No. 2
$3M
HUTTO 1% general fund
0.5% economic development
0.5% property tax reduction
0
Oct. 2017- Sept. 2018
Oct. 2018- Sept. 2019
Oct. 2019- Sept. 2020
Oct. 2020- Sept. 2021
Oct. 2021- Sept. 2022
SOURCES: CITIES OF HUTTO, PFLUGERVILLE, ROUND ROCK COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMUNITY IMPACT
formerly known as Creative Touch, said they experienced supply chain issues in 2021, but are expecting improved product availability this year. “I think we’re nally starting to get merchandise in,” Kubula said. “The last two years, because you order for Christmas and fall in January, we didn’t even get half of what we ordered. This year merchandise is coming in so there’ll be more to actually o er customers.” Some owners of local resale businesses, such as Uptown Cheapskate in Round Rock and the P ugerville P ea Market, say they have not experienced supply chain issues that have plagued
other businesses. Thomas attributed this to the way ven- dors source their products. “As far as supply goes, I haven’t really encountered that our vendors are running into that,” Thomas said. “I think that if they are, they’re just bypassing it with di erent options.” In Round Rock, Uptown Cheapskate owner Christina Latterell-Loganimoce said supply chain issues have had a small impact on operations at the resale store, which was damaged in the March 2022 tornado. The store was closed for several months as oor- to-ceiling glass windows were replaced and other damage was remediated.
“We have roughly 10%, maybe 15% of new product in store,” Latterell-Loganimoce said. “The cost of new prod- uct is increasing. The cost of freight shipping is through the roof. But with the used product that we’re buying in, our inventory levels seem to be pretty steady and stable.” Sta ng issues felt by business owners are top of mind, she said, especially during the holiday season. Some job applicants fail to show up for interviews or the rst day of work. “We’re looking for people who are wanting to learn and [have] customer service [skills],” Latterell- Loganimoce said. “It’s really
hard to train customer service into somebody, looking at the customer’s whole experience, not just the one piece that they’re impacting.” Sally Mascorro, who owns P ugerville-basedhomedecor store SM Boutique-Mexican Imports, said she closed her storefront in Taylor before the onset of COVID-19 in the U.S. and continued o ering items for sale through a Facebook page. She opened her P uger- ville store in May and said she has not experienced issues with supply chain delays because the majority of her merchandise is self-sourced. “What works well for us is that we personally go get the product,” Mascorro said. “We
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Ongoing challenges In 2021, local businesses said struggles with sta ng and supply chain issues were driven by the COVID-19 pan- demic, as previously reported by Community Impact . Nearly a year later, some owners say those same problems persist. “The holiday shopping season might actually start sooner than it formerly has,” Robinson said. “The supply chain issues are not solved by any means, but it seems to be moving in a direction that is improving.” Matt Widmer and Kim Kubula, owners of the Hutto General Store, a business
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