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Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.4 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 $1.4 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 7.7 percent more than in May 2025.
These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report tax monthly and sales made in January, February and March by quarterly filers.
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| Local Sales Tax Allocations - May 2026 |
Recipient
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May 2026
Allocation
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Change from
May 2025
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Year-to-Date
Change
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Cities
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$873.9M |
↑6.1% |
↑4.3% |
| Transit Systems |
$291.4M |
↑9.5% |
↑5.7% |
| Counties |
$87.2M |
↑11.1% |
↑8.3% |
| Special Purpose Districts |
$141.7M |
↑12.6% |
↑9.2% |
| Total |
$1.4B
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↑7.7% |
↑5.4% |
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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts serves as the chief financial officer — treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator — for the world's eighth-largest economy. The agency also administers statewide initiatives, including the Texas Broadband Development Office, State Energy Conservation Office, Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council, Texas college savings plans and more.
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