State of Texas
$211.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.
Where the money comes from
Full Texas breakdown
What stands out
26%
of Texas' money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes42%
Sales tax
26%$54.3 billion
Other taxes
16%$33.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; severance taxes and 15 more
- Other selective sales taxes$8.63 billion
- Severance taxes$8.60 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$4.34 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$3.85 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$2.37 billion
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.79 billion
- Tobacco taxes$1.10 billion
- Public utility taxes$875 million
- Occupation and business licenses$677 million
- Driver's licenses$192 million
- Other licenses$171 million
- Corporation licenses$164 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$113 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$101 million
- Amusement taxes$26.6 million
- Public utility licenses$21.0 million
- Amusement licenses$3.6 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services12%
Fees for services
12%$24.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
- Hospital bills$11.5 billion
- College tuition$8.99 billion
- University housing and dining$1.91 billion
- Other service charges$1.07 billion
- Tolls on roads and bridges$430 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$81.9 million
- Parks and recreation$74.6 million
- Housing$26.4 million
- Road charges$26.2 million
- Other education charges$24.4 million
- School lunches$287 thousand
- Garbage collection$166 thousand
- Sewer$79 thousand
- Other school charges$38 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money33%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
33%$68.4 billion
Local tax money2.2%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
2.2%$4.68 billion
Fines and other11%
Interest, rents and other
11%$23.2 billion
Fines
0.1%$305 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
20%
of Texas' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.
Full Texas breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
27%$58.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
- Other public welfare$57.2 billion
- Veterans' services$514 million
- Welfare institutions$157 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
Sent to local governments
23%$49.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 18 more
- Sent to school districts$41.9 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.99 billion
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.65 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.09 billion
- Sent to local governments: public health$563 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$523 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$360 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$181 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$153 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$127 million
- Sent to local governments: police$126 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$112 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$106 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$60.2 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$23.2 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.4 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$5.6 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
20%$42.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$35.7 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$2.81 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.73 billion
- Other education$1.28 billion
- Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$14.7 billion
- Public health$4.09 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$18.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
- Roads and highways$18.4 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$179 million
- Public transit$59.6 million
- Airports$16.0 million
- Ports and harbors$15.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$11.3 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$6.05 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.68 billion
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 million
- Government buildings$238 million
- Other government administration$90.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$8.70 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$4.75 billion
- Police$1.87 billion
- Courts and legal services$1.07 billion
- Inspections and regulation$850 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$170 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.81 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.42 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.42 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$543 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$499 million
- Libraries$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$207 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
- Sewer systems$120 million
- Garbage and solid waste$87.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$107 million