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Brazosport Fine Arts Council says hotel-occupancy-tax funding helps draw out-of-area visitors

5829580 · September 25, 2025
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The Brazosport Fine Arts Council presented its hotel occupancy tax (HOT) report; the council said about 25–30% of event attendees come from outside the county and that a recent state grant will support paid guest artists to attract visitors.

Wesley Copeland, representing the Brazosport Fine Arts Council, told the Clute City Council on Sept. 25 that the council’s hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) grant supports events and marketing designed to bring overnight visitors to the area. "It is always my distinct privilege to have done a report on the use of the hotel occupancy tax that was granted to us by the city of Clute," Copeland…

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