2026 Texas Sales Tax Rate Changes
Last Tax Rate Changed on: January 1, 2026
This post is to keep track of 2026 Texas sales tax rate changes for general tangible items. To learn more about how sales tax works in Texas, read Texas Sales Tax Fact Sheet.
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Effective 1/1/2026:
- City of San Antonio (Bexar and Medina counties) decreases its sales and use tax to 1.125%.
- San Antonio ATD increases its sales and use tax to 3.75%.
- The following combined areas are created to administer their local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions:
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- Briarcliff/Travis County Emergency Services District No. 8-A
- Liberty Hill/Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 4-A
Source: January 2026 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 10/1/2025:
The following cities increase or adopte additional city sales and use tax rates:
- Bayou Vista (Galveston co.)
- Estelline (Hall co.)
- La Grulla (Starr co.)
- Leary (Bowie co.)
- Morton (Cochran co.)
- Paint Rock (Concho co.)
- Richland (Navarro co.)
- Weston Lakes (Fort Bend co.)
The following cities abolish the additional city sales and use tax:
- Lovelady (Houston co.)
- Prairie View (Waller co.)
- Scurry (Kaufman co.)
- Stockdale (Wilson co.)
The following special purpose districts adopt local sales and use taxs:
- Bastrop-Travis Emergency Services District No. 1
- Bastrop-Travis Emergency Services District No. 1-A
- Bastrop-Travis Emergency Services District No. 1-B
- Bexar County Emergency Services District No. 1
- Burnet County Emergency Services District No. 7
- Donley County Assistance District No. 2
- Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 3
- Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 9
- Gregg County Emergency Services District No. 3
- Jasper County Emergency Services District No. 2
- Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 2
- Newton County Emergency Services District No. 6
- NW Leon County Emergency Services District No. 3
- NW Leon County Emergency Services District No. 3-A
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 2
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 2-A
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 9
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 9-A
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 9-B
The following combined area abolishes its sales and use tax:
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- Austin/Dripping Springs Library District/Hays County
Source: October 2025 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 7/1/2025:
- Sales tax rates are changed in following incorporated cities:
City of Ranklin (Upton county), Forney (Kaufman county) - The following special districts have adopted a local sales and use tax:
- Forney Crime Control and Prevention District. (Forney city)
- Nueces-Jim Wells County Emergency Services District No. 5
- The following combined Emergency Services District areas have been created to administer the local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions:
- Coupland/Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 10-A
- Houston/Fort Bend County Assistance District No. 4
- Buda/Travis County Emergency Services District No. 5-A
Source: July 2025 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 4/1/2025:
- Sales tax rates are changed in following incorporated cities:
City of Rule (Haskell county), Shady Shores (Denton county), Sunrise Beach (Llano county) - City of Asherton (Dimmit county) and Gunter (Grayson county) have abolished 0.5% city sales and use tax.
- The following special districts have adopted a local sales and use tax:
- Gunter Municipal Development District (Grayson county)
- Josephine Municipal Development District (Collin and Hunt counties)
- Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 8 and No. 8-1 (Williamson county)
Source: April 2025 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 1/1/2025:
- Sales tax rates are changed in following incorporated cities:
McCaey, Woodsboro, Cumby and Millsap. - The following special purpose districts (SPD) have imposed a local sales and use tax:
- Ellis County ESD 2 imposes SPD
- Ellis County ESD 2-A
- Fort Bend County ESD 2
- Fort Bend County ESD 2-A
- The following combined areas have been created to administer the local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions:
- Nixon/Gonzales County ESD No. 1
- Rosenberg/Fort Bend County Assistance District No. 12
Source: January 2025 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 10/1/2024:
- Sales tax rates are changed in following incorporated cities:
Gary, Pine Island, Avinger, Blue Mound, Brookside Village, Jamaica Beach, Nevada, Ore and Melissa. - The following special purpose districts (SPD) have imposed a local sales and use tax:
- Atascosa County Emergency Services District No. 1
- Donley County Assistance District No. 1
- Frio County Emergency Services District No. 1
- Jasper County Emergency Services District No. 3
- Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 3
- Kaufman County Emergency Services District No. 3-A
- Melissa Crime Control and Prevention District
- Melissa Fire Control, Prevention and EMS District
- Wise County Emergency Services District No. 1
- Wise County Emergency Services District No. 1-A
- The following combined areas have been created to administer the local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions:
- Glen Rose/Somervell County Assistance District
- Needville/Fort Bend County Assistance District No. 20
- Silsbee/Hardin County Emergency Services District No. 6
Source: October 2024 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 7/1/2024:
- Aurora Municipal Development District starts to charge sales tax.
- The following combined areas have been created to administer the local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions: Amarillo/Potter County Assistance District No. 1, Godley/Johnson County Emergency Services District No. 1-B, Simonton/Waller-Harris, Emergency Services District No. 200, Universal City/Guadalupe County, Willow Park/Parker County Emergency Services District No. 1-A
Source: July 2024 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
Effective 1/1/2024:
- Local tax rate changes in Rice (Navarro county), Rocksprings and Shoreacres cities.
- The following combined areas have been created to administer the local sales and use tax between overlapping local jurisdictions: Bullard/Smith County Emergency Services District No. 2, Jarrell/Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 5(1), Keene/Johnson County Emergency Services District No. 1-B, Lindale/Smith County Emergency Services District No. 1, McLendon-Chisholm/Rockwall County Public Safety & Fire Assistance District
Source: January 2024 Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes
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SALES TAX BY STATE
STATES WITH STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
STATES WITH NO SALES TAX:
Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon
STATES WITH ONLY STATE-WIDE SALES TAX AND NO LOCAL SALES TAX:
Connecticut (6.35%), District of Columbia (6.00%), Indiana (7.00%), Kentucky (6.00%), Maine (5.5%), Maryland (6.00%), Massachusetts (6.25%), Michigan (6.00%), New Jersey (6.625%), Rhode Island (7.00%)
DISCLAIMERS:
SALES AND USE TAX INFORMATION ON THIS BLOG REFERS TO THE GENERAL SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. IN MANY STATES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT RATES FOR RENTAL, LEASING, AND TANGIBLE ITEMS SUCH AS VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT, FOOD, OR CLOTHING. SOME STATES HAVE DIFFERENT SALES TAX RATES THAN USE TAX RATES. EACH STATE HAS ITS OWN RULES ON EXEMPTIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SALES AND USE TAX LAW OF INDIVIDUAL STATES FOR DETAILS.
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2026 Sales Tax by State – Texas
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