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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in |
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certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 |
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but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a |
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population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a |
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population of more than 1.6 million; |
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(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,800 |
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but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a |
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population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River |
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and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management |
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area; |
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(3) a municipality with a population of at least 8,000 |
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that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that |
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has a population of not more than 15,000; |
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(4) a municipality with a population of not more than |
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15,000 that is located in a county through which the Frio River |
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flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a population |
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of at least 15,000; |
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(5) a municipality with a population of not less than |
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7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than |
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40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of less than 750; |
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(6) a municipality that is the county seat of a county |
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with a population of at least 8,500 and that county contains part of |
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the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area; [and] |
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(7) a municipality that has a population of not more |
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than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is |
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located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the |
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Gulf of Mexico; and |
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(8) a municipality that is the county seat of a county |
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with a population of more than 10,000 that contains a state park |
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featuring sandhills. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |