Texas Comptroller sends $1.1 Billion in monthly sales tax dollars back to local governments

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for March, 2.1 percent more than in March 2025.

These allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly.

Local Sales Tax Allocations – March 2026
Recipient
March 2026
Allocation
Change from
March 2025
Year-to-Date
Change
Cities  $683.3M ↓0.3% ↑2.4%
Transit Systems $238.8M ↑6.8% ↑2.9%
Counties $69.6M ↑6.3% ↑5.1%
Special Purpose Districts $112.3M ↑5.2% ↑6.9%
Total $1.1B
↑2.1% ↑3.1%

For details on March sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.

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