Thank you, Texas!

Texans voted to approve passage of Proposition 5 in the November 5, 2019 election. Now 100% of the sporting goods sales tax will go to fund the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission. This funding will help secure the future of local parks, state parks and historic sites for generations to come.

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the people of Texas for voting to approve Prop 5.

Better Parks Made Possible by Sporting Goods Sales Tax

When you buy sporting goods in Texas, the state sales taxes collected on those goods help to build new parks and improve and repair existing parks. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has numerous capital repair projects underway to improve state parks. Completion of these and future projects will depend on state sales tax revenue attributed to sporting goods (Sporting Goods Sales Tax).

On November 5th, Texas citizens voted and approved Proposition 5, a constitutional amendment that will dedicate revenue from this existing sales tax so that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission will now receive 100% of the sporting goods sales tax every year, providing a reliable and sustained source of funding ─ without increasing taxes.