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  89R19870 JBD-D     By: Frank H.B. No. 3567       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel   occupancy tax.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (jj) to read as follows:           (jj)     The commissioners court of a county that has a   population of more than 125,000, borders the Red River, and has a   county seat with a population of more than 100,000 may impose a tax   as provided by Subsection (a). This subsection expires September   1, 2030.          SECTION 2.  Section 352.003, Tax Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (ff) to read as follows:           (ff)     The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax   under Section 352.002(jj) may not exceed two percent of the price   paid for a room in a hotel.   This subsection expires September 1,   2030.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.