Texas Comptroller Don Huffines said net state sales tax revenue totaled $4.8 billion in October, 13.3 percent more than in October 2025, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the Comptroller’s office.
The agency said sales tax revenue increased by double digits compared with the same month a year earlier for the second straight month. The release described that as the first time it has happened since the months coming out of the pandemic-era government lockdowns.
“October’s strong sales tax collections are encouraging and reflect continued economic growth across key sectors of the Texas economy,” Huffines said in the release. “These healthy collections provide lawmakers with an opportunity during the next legislative session to continue making property tax relief a top priority and help Texans keep more of their hard-earned money.”
According to the release, remittances from sectors driven primarily by business spending showed the largest increases. Construction and manufacturing collections were up 38 percent and 33 percent, respectively, from October 2025. The agency said the gains may reflect investment in large-scale projects, including data centers, in September. Remittances from the oil and gas mining sector were down nearly 12 percent.
Among consumer-driven sectors, retail trade, the largest sector, rose 11 percent, driven mainly by electronics and appliance stores and online shopping, the agency said. Receipts from restaurants were up 2.3 percent, which the release noted is below the rate of inflation for food away from home.
Net revenue reflects collections after refunds, overpayment credits and prepayment adjustments, and comes mostly from businesses that report monthly and reflect their September sales, the Comptroller’s office explained. Calendar year-to-date net state sales tax revenue was $44.4 billion, up 8.4 percent from a year ago, and sales tax accounted for 59 percent of all tax collections in fiscal 2026, according to the release.
Total All Funds revenue was $14.3 billion in October, down 8.1 percent from October 2025, which the agency attributed to a one-time toll-related payment of $1.75 billion received that month a year earlier. Excluding that payment, All Funds revenue was up 3.5 percent. The release also reported that the oil production tax brought in $634 million, up 56 percent, while the natural gas production tax brought in $50 million, down 78 percent.
The Comptroller’s office directed readers to its Monthly State Revenue Watch for details on all monthly collections.