{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-351.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 351.003","heading":"TAX RATES.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, the tax authorized by this chapter may be imposed at any rate not to exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.\n(b) The rate in an eligible central municipality may not exceed nine percent of the price paid for a room. This subsection does not apply to a municipality to which Section 351.106 applies or to an eligible central municipality with a population of less than 440,000.\n(c) The rate in a municipality that borders on the Gulf of Mexico and has a population of more than 250,000 or in a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 adjacent to a home-rule city with a population of less than 80,000 may not exceed nine percent of the price paid for a room.\n(d) The rate in an eligible barrier island coastal municipality may not exceed 8-1/2 percent of the price paid for a room.\n(e) The rate in a municipality that has a population of more than 95,000 and is in a county that borders Lake Palestine and has a population of more than 200,000 may not exceed nine percent of the price paid for a room. The municipality shall allocate for the construction, expansion, maintenance, or operation of convention center facilities all revenue received by the municipality that is derived from the application of the tax at a rate of more than seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.\n(f) The rate in a municipality that has a population of at least 80,000 and is partly located in a county that borders the State of Louisiana and has a population of at least 60,000 may not exceed nine percent of the price paid for a room. The municipality shall allocate for the construction, expansion, maintenance, or operation of convention center facilities all revenue received by the municipality that is derived from the application of the tax at a rate of more than seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 14.23(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 620, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1308, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 247, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 382, Sec. 1, 3, eff. June 18, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1220 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1271 (H.B. 1324), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 751 (H.B. 1315), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (S.B. 349), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 3. LOCAL TAXATION","SUBTITLE D. LOCAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES","CHAPTER 351. MUNICIPAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES","SUBCHAPTER A. IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF TAX"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.351.htm#351.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"4a9ee37f80891c0fcc85b7afbacd2172d2c09c7037e61d0e46271376347d2dab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-351.0025","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-351.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}