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.
Texas imposes a 6% state hotel occupancy tax on rooms rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days, and short-term rentals in Hidalgo County are covered like any hotel. On top of the state tax, Texas Tax Code Chapter 352 (County Hotel Occupancy Taxes) lets an eligible county's commissioners court adopt a county HOT, capped by statute at seven percent of the room price. Hidalgo County does not publish an adopted county HOT rate on its official Tax Rates page, so operators should confirm the current unincorporated-area rate directly with the county before relying on any figure. Inside city limits, a separate municipal hotel occupancy tax also applies. Operators register with the Comptroller unless a collecting platform remits the state portion.
Unremitted hotel occupancy tax accrues Comptroller penalties and interest; late county or city HOT is enforced by the levying jurisdiction.
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Hidalgo County, TX
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