Celina's monthly sales tax payment from the state climbed again in October.
The Texas Comptroller's office sent the city a net payment of $1,292,207, dated Oct. 6, according to the state's local sales tax allocation data. That is about 27% more than the $1,019,399 Celina received in October 2025.
Only one month in the state data, which runs back to January 2022, beat it: August 2026, when the payment was $1,350,688.
The state's data notes say each allocation generally reflects tax on sales made two months or more before the payment date, so the October check mostly represents spending from late summer.
Driven by everyday sales
The increase came mostly from regular collections, not one-time catch-up money. Current-period tax totaled about $1.25 million this month, compared with about $943,000 a year ago, a gain of roughly 32%.
Last October's payment had been padded by about $72,000 from audits. This month audit collections were about $4,000, while tax from earlier periods added about $51,000.
Before sending the money, the state keeps a 2% service fee, about $26,400 this month, and holds back a small retainage that it pays out later.