FY 2026 Texas Confidential Payments: $20.29 Billion Total
In FY 2026, Texas state spending recorded $20.29 billion in confidential payments across 27,375 transactions, accounting for 13.8% of all payments.
State spending records for FY 2026 show that confidential payments totaled $20.29 billion, making up 13.8% of all recorded payments through 27,375 transactions. The data indicates these payments were distributed across various agencies, with specific agencies leading in amounts. According to the Texas Comptroller's data, the top five agencies handled the largest shares of these confidential transactions.
Overview of Confidential Payments
The data shows that confidential payments in FY 2026 amounted to $20.29 billion, representing 13.8% of all state payments. Records indicate there were 27,375 such transactions in total. These figures are based on the difference between all-payment and public-payment rollups as reported by the Texas Comptroller.
Agency attribution in the data is for the paying agency only, not the ultimate recipient, as per the provided limitations.
Top Agencies by Confidential Spending
The data ranks the Teacher Retirement System of Texas as the top agency for confidential payments at $9.21 billion across 1,384 transactions. Following this, the Employees Retirement System of Texas recorded $2.05 billion in 569 transactions. The Health and Human Services Commission had $1.68 billion in 2,674 transactions, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported $1.08 billion in 741 transactions.
The Attorney General accounted for $512.7 million in confidential payments through 922 transactions, completing the top five. For detailed views, the data provides links such as /transactions?fy=2026&includeConfidential=true&q=Teacher+Retirement+System+of+Texas for the leading agency.
Transaction Patterns Among Top Agencies
Among the top agencies, the Health and Human Services Commission had the highest number of confidential transactions at 2,674, paired with $1.68 billion in payments. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas followed with 1,384 transactions totaling $9.21 billion. Other agencies like the Employees Retirement System of Texas had 569 transactions for $2.05 billion.
These transaction counts show variation, with the Attorney General recording 922 transactions for $512.7 million. Users can access specific agency data via links like /transactions?fy=2026&includeConfidential=true&q=Attorney+General.