October sales tax payment to Van Alstyne runs 34% above last year, the largest since mid-2023

Van Alstyne's monthly sales tax check from the state jumped in October.

The Texas Comptroller's office allocated the city a net payment of $378,050, dated Oct. 6, according to the state's local sales tax allocation data. That is about 34% more than the $281,858 the city received in October 2025, and the largest monthly payment to Van Alstyne since July 2023.

The comptroller says these monthly allocations generally reflect tax on sales made two or more months before the payment, so October's check mostly covers business done in late summer.

Where the increase came from

Most of the jump came from ordinary current collections rather than one-time adjustments. Current-period tax came to about $369,933 this month, compared with about $277,014 a year ago. Audit collections added only about $2,187.

Before the state sends the money, it keeps a 2% service fee, about $7,751 this month, and holds back a small retainage that it pays out later.

The bigger picture

Monthly payments bounce around, so a single month can overstate a trend. Over a longer stretch, the growth is steadier:

• Last 12 months (November 2025 through October 2026): about $3.56 million, up about 6% from $3.36 million in the prior 12 months.
• January through October 2026: about $2.97 million, up about 5% from the same months of 2025.
• September 2026: $293,532, which had been one of the city's stronger months this year.

Statewide, the comptroller's October payments to cities, counties, transit authorities and special purpose districts added up to about $1.27 billion, roughly 11.6% more than in October 2025, according to the same data.

The comptroller usually announces the monthly local allocation totals in a news release; the city-level figures were already posted in the state's open data portal Tuesday.

Sources

State of Texas

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