Short-Term Rentals in Hidalgo County, TX (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Hidalgo County, Texas.
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Taxes & Fees
Short-term stays under 30 days owe Texas state hotel occupancy tax, and Texas Tax Code Chapter 352 lets an eligible county levy a county hotel occupancy tax of up to seven percent. Cities may add their own municipal HOT within their limits.
Hidalgo County Short-Term Rental Taxes and Fees
Light RestrictionsTex. Tax Code §352.003(a)
the tax authorized by this chapter may be imposed at any rate not to exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
No Hidalgo County short-term rental parking rule exists for unincorporated areas, since the county cannot zone STRs. Off-street or guest-parking requirements are set only by city ordinances within McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr.
Hidalgo County Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Few RestrictionsTex. Transp. Code Sec. 545.302 (Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Certain Places)
Sec. 545.302. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES. (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle:(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;(2) on a sidewalk;(3) in an intersection;(4) on a crosswalk;(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite th...
Occupancy Limits
Hidalgo County sets no short-term rental occupancy cap in unincorporated areas because it cannot zone or license STRs. Any guest or maximum-occupancy limit comes from a city ordinance inside McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, or Pharr.
Hidalgo County Short-Term Rental Occupancy Limits
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. 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...
Short-Term Rentals by City in Hidalgo County
4 cities in Hidalgo County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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