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Garland council approves $160,000 in hotel-occupancy grants for local arts groups

5897045 · October 6, 2025
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The City Council unanimously approved the Garland Cultural Arts Commission Incorporated budget, $160,000 in recommended hotel-occupancy tax grant awards to 19 organizations and authorization for the city manager to execute the program management agreement.

The Garland City Council on Oct. 6 unanimously approved the Garland Cultural Arts Commission Incorporated budget, a $160,000 hotel-occupancy tax grant award pool for local arts organizations and authorized the city manager to execute the hotel-occupancy tax program management agreement.

The funding pool will be distributed to 19 applicant organizations, including two new grantees this year: Garland Creates, a new 501(c)(3) serving creatives, and Bright Lights Theater, a youth-oriented theater company. The commission received…

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