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Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 4.9 percent more than in January 2025.

Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

 

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 4.9 percent more than in January 2025.

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

Local Sales Tax Allocations - January 2026

Recipient

Jan. 2026
Allocation  

Change from
Jan. 2025

Year-to-Date
Change

Cities   

$727.2M

4.3%

4.3%

Transit Systems

$242.9M

4.0%

4.0%

Counties

$70.9M

3.0%

3.0%

Special Purpose Districts

$121.2M

11.5%

11.5%

Total

$1.2B

4.9%

4.9%

For details on January 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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