December 1, 2025

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.5 Billion in November

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in November, 5.4 percent more than in November 2024. The majority of November sales tax revenue is based on sales made in October and remitted to the agency in November.

“State sales tax collections showed strong growth last month compared with November 2024,” Hancock said. “Results from nearly all major economic sectors were positive, as the Texas economy continues broad-based expansion at a moderate pace.”

Receipts from the sectors primarily affected by business spending were generally up last month, with the mining sector showing the strongest monthly year-over-year growth in two years. Remittances from the construction and manufacturing sectors were up compared with last year, while collections from the wholesale trade sector were down following a very strong gain the previous month.

Among the large sectors driven mostly by consumer spending, the retail trade and service sectors increased solidly compared with November 2024. The retail trade sector was up more than 3 percent compared with last November. Electronic shopping, the largest subsector within retail, was up more than 10 percent compared with last November.

Receipts from restaurants were up more than 2 percent from a year ago but no comparison to the rate of inflation for food away from home can be made due to a lack of federal data.

Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in November 2025 was up 4.4 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58 percent of all tax collections.

Texas collected the following revenue from other major taxes:

• motor vehicle sales and rental taxes — $582 million, down 1 percent from November 2024;
• motor fuel taxes — $353 million, up 2 percent from November 2024;
• oil production tax — $413 million, down 15 percent from November 2024;
• natural gas production tax — $169 million, up 7 percent from November 2024;
• hotel occupancy tax — $78 million, up 4 percent from November 2024; and
• alcoholic beverage taxes — $155 million, down 1 percent from November 2024.

For details on all monthly collections, visit the Comptroller's Monthly State Revenue Watch. For an extensive history of tax policy developments and fees since 1972, visit our updated Sources of Revenue publication.