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Hotels & Lodging in Corpus Christi, TX (2026)

2 verified hotels & lodging rules for Corpus Christi, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Corpus Christi charges a 9 percent city hotel occupancy tax on stays under 30 days, on top of the 6 percent Texas state HOT, for a combined 15 percent rate collected by hotels and short-term rental hosts.

Hotel Occupancy Tax 9 Percent City Plus 6 Percent State

Some Restrictions

Tex. Tax Code Sec. 351.002, 351.003

Sec. 351.002. TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A municipality by ordinance may impose a tax on a person who pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2 or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping. Sec. 351.003. TAX RATES. (a) Except as provided by this section, the tax authorized by this chapter may be imposed at any rate not to e...

Hotel Living Wage

Corpus Christi has no hotel living wage ordinance, and Texas state law preempts cities from setting a private sector minimum wage above the federal floor of 7.25 dollars per hour for hotel and other workers.

No Local Hotel Living Wage Ordinance

Few Restrictions

Tex. Lab. Code Sec. 62.0515

Sec. 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract. ... (d) For purposes of th...

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