Data Report: Latest sales tax revenue figures for the larger TX-MX Border cities

MCALLEN, Texas – The latest sales tax revenue reports for Texas cities have been published by the Texas Comptroller’s Office. 

The year-to-date period has reached September 2024. 

Sales tax is a consumption tax levied on the sale of goods and services. It is important source of revenue for governments at the state and local levels. Texas imposes a 6.25 percent state sales and use tax on all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods. Local taxing jurisdictions (cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit authorities) can also impose up to 2 percent sales and use the tax for a maximum combined rate of 8.25 percent.

The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service, in collaboration with Allied Consulting Group, has analyzed the latest data, which shows the first nine months of 2024.

Looking at the bigger cities along the Texas-Mexico border, El Paso leads the way with $97.78 million worth of sales tax revenues, a decrease of 8.23 percent. Second is McAllen with $70.01 million, an increase of 0.94 percent. Third is Laredo with $47.45 million, an increase of 5.53 percent.

Brownsville is the fourth largest city along the border for sales tax revenues so far in 2024. It pulled in $43.86 million, up 3.72 percent. Edinburg is fifth with $28.32 million, down 1.87 percent.

Harlingen is sixth with $25.42 million, an increase of 4.32 percent. Pharr is seventh with $22.53 million, an increase of 5.53 percent.

Eighth on the list is Mission with $20.75 million, an increase of 8.20 percent. And ninth is Weslaco with $15.06 million, up 2.43 percent.

Here are the stats for the individual cities:

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