1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.
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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.
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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