Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that state sales tax revenue in November totaled $4.5 billion, 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.
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.
More details on monthly collections can be found on the Comptroller’s Monthly State Revenue Watch webpage. The full press release from the Comptroller can be found here.
