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2026 Pro Rata Distribution
Texas DSHS · By Ilza.Garcia · May 1, 2026
In plain language
The Texas Department of State Health Services has released the distribution list for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Distribution Program. This program provides money to various Texas cities, counties, and hospital districts based on their unreimbursed healthcare costs from the previous year. Specifically, these payments help local governments recover some of the expenses they took on to provide healthcare services to their communities in 2025. These annual distributions are part of a long-standing legal settlement with tobacco companies.
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Key takeaways
- The 2026 distribution list details payments for Texas cities, counties, and hospital districts.
- Funding amounts are based on unreimbursed healthcare expenditures reported by local entities for 2025.
- The Harris County Hospital District is scheduled to receive the largest single distribution at over $26 million.
- Payments are made annually as part of the state's ongoing Tobacco Settlement Distribution Program.
- The total distribution for all participating Texas counties combined exceeds $11 million.
2026 Pro Rata Distribution Ilza.Garcia Fri, 05/01/2026 - 08:42 AM 2026 Pro Rata Distribution This page provides information about 2026 Pro Rata Distribution . Download the 2026 Pro Rata Distribution ListTobacco Settlement Payee2025 Unreimbursed Health Care Expenditures2026 DistributionCity of Seguin$1,065,869.17$22,648.43Subtotal, City$1,065,869.17$22,648.43Anderson County$506,721.08$10,767.21Angelina County$3,507,254.04$74,524.91Aransas County$1,348,304.72$28,649.85Archer County$425,388.45$9,038.99Armstrong County$6,020.60$127.93Atascosa County$3,258,352.42$69,236.05Austin County$6,022,491.55$127,970.67Bailey County$1,174,332.41$24,953.15Bandera County$2,198,368.37$46,712.67Bastrop County$3,128,248.55$66,471.50Bee County$959,840.54$20,395.45Bell County$19,185,174.83$407,661.80Blanco County$153,699.44$3,265.93Borden County$9,534.42$202.59Bowie County$7,361,412.53$156,421.13Brazoria County$10,048,018.35$213,508.26Brazos County$6,194,587.70$131,627.51Briscoe County$42,690.58$907.12Brooks
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