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Committee advances several local hotel-tax bills and a cleanup for Alpine’s hotel-tax spending rule, testimony generally supportive

2891358 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

The committee heard briefs and resource testimony on multiple county hotel-occupancy tax bills (Kerr, Childress, Mason) and a technical cleanup (Alpine) to free the city from a 50% advertising requirement; all bills were left pending.

The Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development laid out multiple local hotel-occupancy tax bills and a related city cleanup and heard brief resource testimony and support from the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association.

Senate Bill 15-53, introduced by Senator Flores, would authorize Kerr County to impose a 7% hotel occupancy tax in unincorporated areas to raise revenue dedicated by statute to promote…

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