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Staff Report
McAllen, TX - McAllen received $12,605,684.69 in local sales tax allocations for February, a 5.31% increase compared with $11,969,775.88 in February 2025, according to data released by the Texas Comptroller’s Office.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts statewide will receive $1.5 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, up 2.5% from February 2025.
The allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly, October through December sales by quarterly filers and 2025 sales by businesses that report tax annually.
Year-to-date totals
McAllen’s year-to-date sales tax allocations total $21,259,420.56, compared with $20,157,176.33 during the same period last year. That reflects a 5.46% increase.
McAllen has a local sales tax rate of 2.00%, according to the comptroller’s data.
Countywide totals
Cities in Hidalgo County received a combined $31,529,238.51 for the February reporting period, compared with $30,802,615.36 a year earlier, an increase of 2.36%. Year to date, Hidalgo County cities have received $54,592,414.05, up 3.34% from $52,828,619.81 during the same period last year.
McAllen’s increase outpaced several other large Hidalgo County cities. Edinburg reported a 3.90% gain to $4,469,460.36, compared with $4,301,670.77 a year earlier. Mercedes posted a 3.54% increase to $1,315,770.49, and Donna rose 15.25% to $954,503.03. Hidalgo recorded a 1.77% gain to $635,079.93. In contrast, Mission’s allocation declined 3.20% to $3,213,073.28, and Weslaco fell 4.72% to $2,244,534.84 compared with February 2025.
Among smaller cities, Progreso increased 22.47% to $37,628.64, and Progreso Lakes rose 21.70% to $11,704.35. La Villa reported a 29.78% gain to $24,712.52. La Joya declined 13.37% to $80,562.58, and Edcouch fell 9.28% to $45,480.22 from the same month last year.
Source -- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.