Hotels & Lodging in Travis County, TX (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Travis County, Texas.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Travis County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Transient Occupancy Tax

Hotels and short-term rentals in Travis County collect a combined hotel occupancy tax of roughly fifteen percent, including six percent state and up to nine percent municipal in Austin, plus a venue tax for tourism and convention projects.

Hotel Occupancy Tax Combined Rate

Light Restrictions

Tex. Tax Code Sec. 156.052-156.053

Sec. 156.052. RATE OF TAX. The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter is six percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel. Sec. 156.053. COLLECTION OF TAX. A person owning, operating, managing, or controlling a hotel shall collect for the state the tax that is imposed by this chapter and that is calculated on the amount paid for a room in the hotel.

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