Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB266: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
Status: Introduced, August 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
From the introduced text, August 20, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to: (1) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B); (2) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(D); (3) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E); (4) a municipality described by Section 351.102(e)(3); (5) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or more; (6) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more; (7) a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more but less than one million that is located in one county with a population of 2.5 million or more; (8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or more that: (A) is located in two counties, each with a population of 100,000 or more; and (B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum; (9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a …
Sponsors
- Helen Kerwin (R, HD-058) · primary sponsor
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R, HD-023)
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: Taxation--Hotel, Motel Occupancy, Taxation--City, CONVENTIONS & CONVENTION CENTERS
Common questions
- What is HB266?
- HB266 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
- What does HB266 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
- What is the status of HB266?
- Introduced as of August 20, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB266?
- Helen Kerwin (R, HD-058), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB266?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00266
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