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Debt outstanding and issued by Texas state agencies and local governments, as reported to BRB: every issuer and every bond issue in BRB's published tables and, where reported, what each issue cost to sell. BRB's local table leaves out obligations under one year, conduit debt and special obligations that need no Attorney General approval.
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Local debt outstanding
Texas cities, counties, school districts and other local governments had $365.5 billion of debt outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, according to the Bond Review Board's Data Center.
$256.4 billion of that is tax supported debt, which BRB defines as debt secured by ad valorem taxes alone or together with other revenue.
$109.1 billion of that is revenue supported debt, which is secured by a specified revenue source.
Local debt issued
Texas local governments issued $61.9 billion of new debt during fiscal year 2025, which runs from September 1 to August 31.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, Local Debt page, Debt Issued card
$47.2 billion of the local debt issued in fiscal year 2025 was tax supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, Local Debt page, Debt Issued card
$14.7 billion of the local debt issued in fiscal year 2025 was revenue supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, Local Debt page, Debt Issued card
State debt outstanding
State agencies, universities and statewide entities had $77.1 billion of debt outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, according to the Bond Review Board's Data Center.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Outstanding card
$16.2 billion of the state's outstanding debt is tax supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Outstanding card
$60.8 billion of the state's outstanding debt is revenue supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Outstanding card
State debt issued
State agencies, universities and statewide entities issued $9.7 billion of new debt during fiscal year 2025.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Issued card
$1.9 billion of the state debt issued in fiscal year 2025 was tax supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Issued card
$7.8 billion of the state debt issued in fiscal year 2025 was revenue supported.
Source: Texas BRB Data Center, State Debt page, Debt Issued card
Private activity bonds
Texas' 2026 private activity bond state ceiling is $4.3 billion, the volume of tax-exempt private activity bonds the Board can allocate in the 2026 program year.
Source: Texas BRB 2026 PAB status summary (2026PABSUMMARY10.02.2026.xlsx)
The current available allocation for 2026 is $87.3 million as of October 2, 2026.
Source: Texas BRB 2026 PAB status summary (2026PABSUMMARY10.02.2026.xlsx)
Why two figures?
Local debt outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025: “$368.30 billion” in the executive summary of BRB's 2025 Local Annual Report (PDF page 5) and “$368.89 billion” in its Table 1.1 (PDF page 19). The Table 1.1 total includes about $3.4 billion of commercial paper and non-public debt from BRB's survey that the open data does not carry. The remaining bond-balance difference is about $18.6 million. This site shows the Data Center figure, and the live report tables disclose the bridge and remaining difference. BRB's 2025 Local Annual Report, Table 1.1 (PDF page 19).
State debt outstanding on the same date: “$77.90 billion” in BRB's 2026 Debt Affordability Study (page 5), a difference of $848.9 million from the Data Center figure. This site shows the Data Center figure. BRB's 2026 Debt Affordability Study, page 5.
| Fiscal year 2025 | Data Center, shown here | BRB's report | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local debt outstanding | $365.5 billion | $368.89 billion | BRB's 2025 Local Annual Report, Table 1.1 (PDF page 19) |
| State debt outstanding | $77.1 billion | $77.90 billion | BRB's 2026 Debt Affordability Study, page 5 |
Local debt outstanding: “$368.30 billion” in the Local Annual Report's executive summary and “$368.89 billion” in its Table 1.1. The Table 1.1 total includes about $3.4 billion of commercial paper and non-public debt from BRB's survey that the open data does not carry; the remaining bond-balance difference is about $18.6 million. This site shows the Data Center figures.
| Issuer type? | Debt outstanding ($)? | Debt issued ($)? |
|---|---|---|
| Cities | Debt outstanding ($)111,309,800,480 | Debt issued ($)17,250,816,176 |
| Counties | Debt outstanding ($)20,088,366,789 | Debt issued ($)2,971,920,000 |
| Independent School Districts | Debt outstanding ($)148,350,391,361 | Debt issued ($)30,173,873,156 |
| Water Districts | Debt outstanding ($)55,047,643,924 | Debt issued ($)7,629,234,000 |
| Community & Junior College Districts | Debt outstanding ($)6,423,187,120 | Debt issued ($)851,910,000 |
| Health & Hospital Districts | Debt outstanding ($)5,423,123,255 | Debt issued ($)1,182,630,000 |
| Other Special Districts | Debt outstanding ($)18,857,783,094 | Debt issued ($)1,872,705,000 |
Figures follow BRB Data Center class pages. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. The issuer-type pages add up BRB's open-data tables, which give whole dollars for each issue, so their totals can differ from these cards by a few dollars.