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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Subtitle B. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Chapter 382. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
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Subchapter D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; TAXES |
Sec. 382.155. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
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(a) A county may authorize a district to impose a hotel occupancy tax on a person who pays for the use or possession of or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is ordinarily used for sleeping in a hotel in the district.
(b) If authorized by a county, a district shall impose a hotel occupancy tax in the same manner as provided by Section 352.107, Tax Code.
(c) The hotel occupancy tax rate is the greater of nine percent or the rate imposed by the municipality.
(d) A hotel occupancy tax imposed by a district in a county described by Section 382.002(1) may be used:
(1) for a purpose described by Chapter 352, Tax Code; or
(2) to encourage the development or operation of a hotel in the district, including an economic development program for or a grant, loan, service, or improvement to a hotel in the district.