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Brownsville staff recommends HOT funding allocations for FY26, directing money to zoo, historical association and sports events
Summary
City staff proposed FY26 hotel occupancy tax awards across 17 applicants, recommending funding for tourism-related groups—from Gladys Porter Zoo to Q7 Sports—to meet state eligibility rules for promoting tourism and the hotel industry.
The city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau presented recommended allocations from the 7% hotel occupancy tax pool for FY26 and explained eligibility criteria under state law: funds must promote tourism and the hotel and convention industry and fall within nine authorized categories such as advertising, sporting events and historic preservation.
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