Sales tax figures indicate it was a weak February for RGV businesses

The Valley’s largest cities all saw a decrease in sales in February compared to the same month a year ago, according to figures released this week by the state comptroller.

Mission saw the biggest decline of 19.53%. The city received $2.03 million for its 2% share of the state sales tax in February 2025, down from $2.53 million in February 2024, the comptroller’s figures show.

Brownsville had the second-largest decline, down 13.55%. The city received $4.21 million for its share of the state sales tax in February 2025, down from $4.87 million for the same month in 2024.

Other larger Valley cities saw single-digit drops in February of this year, over one year prior. McAllen was down 5.22%, Edinburg down 7.75%, Harlingen down 5.54%, Pharr down 3.07%, Weslaco down 4.87% and San Benito down 7.11%.

Statewide sales were similarly down by 2.7%, according to the comptroller.

“State sales tax collections declined on a year-over-year basis for the first time since April 2024,” Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar said.

He said collections were down in all major business-related sectors as well as the retail sector, the largest share of sales tax revenue.

“Among the major sectors driven mainly by business spending, the construction, manufacturing and wholesale trade sectors all saw decreases, with receipts from the construction sector falling by double digits compared with March 2024,” Hegar said.

The post Sales tax figures indicate it was a weak February for RGV businesses appeared first on MyRGV.com.