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San Antonio officials outline hotel-occupancy tax revenue, convention center and Alamodome budget needs
Summary
City budget staff and the Convention and Sports Facilities Department presented projections for hotel-occupancy-tax revenue and a proposed FY2026 budget that includes $23.3 million in capital projects for the Henry B. González Convention Center and the Alamodome and a planned $11.5 million HOT transfer to the facilities.
Justina Tate, the city’s budget director, told the City Council on Sept. 2 that the city’s hotel occupancy tax (HOT) rate is 16.75% and that “the city receives 9%.”
Tate said the city expects HOT collections to rise about 6.4% in fiscal 2025 compared with 2024 and to rise about 2.8% in fiscal 2026, driven in part by increased collection from short-term rentals coming into compliance and a modest rise in average daily room rates.
Patricia M. Quis Cantor, director of the Convention and Sports Facilities Department, presented the department’s proposed FY2026 budget and a multi-year picture of facility use. Quis Cantor said the Henry B. González Convention Center and the Alamodome are operating near practical capacity and argued the city must invest now to remain competitive with other Texas cities that are expanding or rebuilding their…
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