Sales tax revenue received by the City of Fairfield in July falls for the 11th consecutive month, but the drop is less than 10 percent.

The city is reimbursed $131,347 this month, down 9.7 percent from the $145,475 received last July.

The July payment does push Fairfield over the $1 million mark for the year, a month later than it reached that level in 2009.

For the year, Fairfield has received $1.1 million in sales tax revenue, a 25.35 percent decrease from the $1.47 million reimbursed during the same period last year.

July checks mailed by the Texas Comptroller reflect taxes collected on May retail sales and reported in June.

Checks totaling $297 million were mailed this month to the 1,139 cities that collect the optional levy, a 4.52 percent increase from the $37.1 million reimbursed last July.

Statewide payments are down 2.9 percent this year, totaling $2.2 billion.

Teague shows a 21.09 percent drop in its sales tax reimbursement this month, receiving $32,911 compared to $41,710.

Payments to Teague this year are $283,341, down 16.88 percent from the $340,896 reimbursed the first seven months of 2009.

Wortham receives $6,594 this month, a 7.5 percent increase from the $6,134 reimbursed last July. For the year, payments are up 6.05 percent, from $60,893 to $64,580.

Streetman is reimbursed $2,883 this month, up 10.72 percent from the $2,604 received last July. Payments this year total $23,151, a 46.78 percent rise from the $15,771 received during the same period in 2009.

Communities in Anderson county receive checks totaling $441,487, a 2.79 percent increase from the $429,471 reimbursed last July. Payments for the year are down 8.76 percent, from $3.69 million to $3.36 million.

Payments in Leon county total $109,582, up 3.49 percent from the July 2009 total of $105,881. For the year sales tax reimbursements are down 17 percent, from $906,632 to $752,419.

Limestone county communities are reimbursed $256,613 this month, down 4.52 percent from the $268,779 received last July. Payments this year are down 6.98 percent, from $2.02 million to $1.88 million.

In Navarro county, sales tax payments total $416,660 this month, an 8.54 percent increase from the $383,874 reimbursed last July. For the year, payments are down 1.2 percent, from $3.07 million to $3.03 million.

Largest sales tax reimbursement check this month, $37.5 million, goes to the City of Houston and reflects a .92 percent increase from a year ago.

Dallas receives $15.9 million, up 6.41 percent over last July.