Short-Term Rentals in El Paso, TX (2026)

Tex. Tax Code Sec. 351.001 (Municipal Hotel Occupancy Tax - Definitions)

Sec. 351.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:(1) "Municipality" includes any incorporated city, town, or village.(2) "Convention center facilities" or "convention center complex" means facilities that are primarily used to host conventions and meetings. The term means civic centers, civic center buildings, auditoriums, exhibition halls, and coliseums that are owned by the municipality or oth...

Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct — Unreasonable Noise)

Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly: ... (5) makes unreasonable noise in a public place other than a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy ... (c) For purposes of this section:(1) an act is deemed to occur in a public place or ...

Tex. Tax Code Sec. 156.001 (Hotel Occupancy Tax - Short-Term Rental Definition)

Sec. 156.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter, "hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration. The term includes a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, lodging house, inn, rooming house, or bed and breakfast. The term does not include:(1) a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home;(2) a dormitory or other housin...

Texas Transportation Code Sec. 545.303 (Additional Parking Regulations)

Sec. 545.303. ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS. (a) An operator who stops or parks on a two-way roadway shall do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(b) An operator who stops or parks on a one-way roadway shall stop or park the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authori...

Texas Property Code Sec. 92.010 (Occupancy Limits)

Sec. 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.(b) A landlord may allow an occupancy rate of more than three adult tenants per bedroom:(1) to the extent that the landlord is required by a state or federal fair housing law to allow a hig...

Tex. Tax Code Sec. 156.001 (Hotel Occupancy Tax - Short-Term Rental Definition)

Sec. 156.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter, "hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration. The term includes a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, lodging house, inn, rooming house, or bed and breakfast. The term does not include:(1) a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home;(2) a dormitory or other housin...

Texas Property Code Chapter 92 (Residential Tenancies), Sec. 92.001-92.002

Sec. 92.001. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in this chapter:(1) "Dwelling" means one or more rooms rented for use as a permanent residence under a single lease to one or more tenants.(2) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of a dwelling, but does not include a manager or agent of the landlord unless the manager or agent purports to be the owner, less...

Texas Tax Code Sec. 156.001 (Hotel Occupancy Tax — Short-Term Rental Definition)

Sec. 156.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter, "hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration. The term includes a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, lodging house, inn, rooming house, or bed and breakfast. ... (b) For purposes of the imposition of a hotel occupancy tax under this chapter, Chapter 351 or 352,...