Although individual cities vary in how their salestax revenues are holding up, collectively the 16 that collect the tax are combining to stay in step with the same level as a year ago.

That according to the latest report by the Texas Offi ce of the Comptroller.

February’s report showed the 16 cities combining for more than $1.65 million to date in 2010, up 0.81 percent from the $1.63 million recorded after two months last year.

And the month’s totals were even better with the entire county totaling $1.022 million, an increase of 5.34 percent from the more than $970,000 collected in February 2009.

But swings existed among individual cities.

Chandler is down 12.59 percent, so far in 2010. It has totaled $66,621.48 for the first two months of the year, down from the $76,219.33 collected at the same point last year.

Brownsboro is up by 20.6 percent, with total 2010 receipts to date of $25,313.02. The total for the first two months last year was $20,988.61.

February sales-tax revenues returned to the cities from the state include sales taxes collected in December, the holiday sales month of the year.

Other notable results include:

•Athens, the No. 1 sales-tax collector in the county, is up 1.22 percent for the year with revenues of $786,922.02 so far in 2010 after revenues of $777,364.74 at the same point a year ago.

Its February revenues of $523,448.11 were 11.4 percent more than the same month last year.

•Seven Points is 5.23 percent ahead of last year’s pace with revenues of $72,049.98. Its February return was also up more than 5 percent, coming in at $41,508.37.

Its February check from the state was $30,947.83, up 3.6 percent from the same month last year.