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Texas Sales Tax Calculator

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The official Texas state sales tax, applied or removed in one step, with the officially published combined rates for Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth.

On $250, the Texas state rate of 6.25% is $15.63 — in Houston the combined 8.25% takes $20.63.

Price & rate State rate by default; city rates where officially published.

Price before tax — adding

Sales tax
$15.63

at 6.25%

The split

Price before tax$250.00
Sales tax$15.63
Total$265.63

How sales tax works in Texas

The Texas rate

State rate 6.25% (Texas Comptroller). Local taxing jurisdictions may add up to 2%, for a maximum combined rate of 8.25%.

Source: official Texas source.

City rates on this page

Texas Comptroller official City Sales and Use Tax list (8.25% is also the Texas combined ceiling).

Included only because an official source publishes them — most cities' combined rates are not published as a single official figure and are never estimated here.

Groceries, clothing, services

Reduced rates and exemptions (groceries at a lower rate or exempt in several states, clothing holidays, services taxed in only some states) follow Texas rules and are flagged in the rate note above where the state publishes them — the headline calculation uses the general rate.

Use the linked official source for category-level rules.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my receipt's rate higher than this?

Because most receipts include city, county and district taxes on top of the state rate. This page shows the combined rate only where an official source publishes it as one figure — as it does for Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth here; everywhere else, printing a combined number would mean guessing, so the page says so instead.

Do I charge the rate where I live or where I buy?

Generally destination sourcing: the rate where the goods are delivered or consumed. Online sellers usually handle this; the calculator's split is the same either way.

Is anything exempt?

Prescription medicine, many groceries, and resale purchases are exempt in most states — the details are in the official note linked above.

Sources & verification. State departments of revenue/taxation (2026 published rates and tables, researched 4 November 2026 — every rate links to its official source in the research). City combined rates appear ONLY where an official source publishes the figure (or its components, labelled). An estimator, not tax advice.

Texas Sales Tax Calculator for 2026: the official Texas state rate is 6.25%; officially published combined rates included for Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth. On $250, state tax is $15.63.

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Texas Sales Tax Calculator guide

Texas’s official sales tax for 2026, applied or removed on any price, with the published city rates.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter the price.
  2. Choose add tax or remove tax.
  3. Optionally pick a published city rate.
  4. Read the total.

A worked example

The Texas state rate is 6.25% for 2026 (official source linked on the page).

What you can do with this tool

How it works

Published combined rates: Houston 8.25%, San Antonio 8.25%, Dallas 8.25%, Austin 8.25%, Fort Worth 8.25%.

Frequently asked questions

What is the sales tax rate in Texas?

The state rate is 6.25% for 2026, with published combined rates on the page.

Why is my total higher?

Local city/county/district taxes add on top of the state rate in most places.