BROWNFIELD, Texas — Texas sales tax collections remained strong in September, while the latest local figures show a particularly sharp increase for the City of Brownfield.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines reported that state sales tax revenue totaled $4.4 billion in September, up 11.5% from September 2025. Most of the September revenue reflects sales made in August and remitted to the state the following month.
Locally, the City of Brownfield received a net sales tax payment of $235,580.34, compared with $165,180.73 during the comparable period last year. That represents a 42.61% increase, or about $70,400.
Brownfield’s year-to-date numbers also remain ahead of last year. The city has received $1,749,854.88 so far this year, compared with $1,616,790.07 at the same point in 2025, an increase of 8.23%, or about $133,065.
Meadow Posts Gains for Month and Year
The City of Meadow received $1,879.43 in the latest payment, compared with $1,863.77 during the same period last year. That is a modest increase of 0.84%.
For the year, Meadow has received $16,348.17, up from $15,510.68 last year, representing an increase of 5.39%.
Wellman Sees Large Monthly Increase, YTD Still Down
The City of Wellman recorded the largest percentage increase among the three Terry County cities for the current payment period.
Wellman’s payment totaled $2,132.36, compared with just $663.44 last year, an increase of 221.40%.
Despite the strong monthly payment, Wellman remains behind on a year-to-date basis. The city has received $11,053.97 so far this year, compared with $14,445.93 through the same period last year. That represents a decline of 23.48%.
Terry County Monthly Payment Falls, but YTD Remains Strong
Terry County’s latest payment moved in the opposite direction.
At its 0.500% sales tax rate, the county received $65,056.14, compared with $77,013.13 during the comparable period last year. That is a decrease of 15.52%, or nearly $12,000.
However, Terry County continues to run well ahead of last year’s year-to-date total.
The county has received $762,773.25 so far this year, compared with $652,204.40 at the same point in 2025. That is an increase of 16.95%, amounting to approximately $110,569 more than last year.
Statewide Economy Continues to Show Growth
Huffines said the continued growth in sales tax collections provides state lawmakers with an opportunity to focus on additional property tax relief.
“Sales tax collections remain above prior-year levels, giving lawmakers reason to keep property tax relief as the top priority,” Huffines said.
He added that continued strength in collections could put the Legislature in a position to use surplus revenue for property tax reductions benefiting homeowners, businesses and renters.
According to the Comptroller, some of the strongest growth came from sectors heavily influenced by business spending, including mining, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and real estate, rental and leasing.
Retail trade, which represents the state’s largest sales tax sector, increased 3% from a year earlier. Electronics and appliance stores and automotive dealers posted some of the largest retail gains.
Restaurant receipts increased 2.5%, although that growth remained below the inflation rate for food purchased away from home.
For the calendar year to date, Texas has collected $39.6 billion in sales tax revenue, an increase of 7.8% compared with the same period last year.
Sales tax remains Texas’ largest single source of state tax revenue, accounting for approximately 59% of all state tax collections.
For Terry County, the latest report presents a mixed but generally positive picture: Brownfield posted a major monthly increase, Meadow continued steady growth, Wellman saw a substantial one-month rebound, and Terry County remains nearly 17% ahead of last year despite September’s decline.
Texas collected the following revenue from other major taxes:
- motor vehicle sales and rental taxes — $684 million, up 5% from September 2025;
- motor fuel taxes — $337 million, down 1% from September 2025;
- oil production tax — $507 million, up 14% from September 2025;
- natural gas production tax — $290 million, up 30% from September 2025;
- hotel occupancy tax — $65 million, up 10% from September 2025; and
- alcoholic beverage taxes — $147 million, down 2% from September 2025.
