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.
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 229 broadly preempts cities from regulating wages or other terms of employment for private employers, with narrow exceptions for city contractors. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets the minimum wage at 7.25 dollars per hour, and Texas has not adopted a higher floor. Corpus Christi has not adopted a hotel-specific living wage ordinance, and would face preemption if it tried. Hotels may voluntarily pay above-market wages, and unionized properties can negotiate higher wage scales. Tipped hotel workers, like bellhops and restaurant servers, are subject to FLSA tipped wage rules.
There is no city living wage to enforce. Federal minimum wage and tip credit violations are enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, with back pay and liquidated damages.
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