No state hotel license; DSHS sanitation standards (Health & Safety Code Ch. 341); hotel occupancy tax registration (Tax Code Ch. 156); human-trafficking training/signage (Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 114). Enforced by Local health departments/code enforcement; DSHS Public Health Sanitation Program (complaints where no local authority); Texas Attorney General (Ch. 114); Comptroller (occupancy tax). Reported, in verification; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Statute and AG pages not readable on the official portal. CONFLICT: Bus. & Com. Code 114.0001 reads 'more than 10 rooms' (earlier read); AG search listing says 10 or more. Training annually (new staff within 90 days per AG listing); signs 11x17 per AG listing; civil penalty up to $500 per day.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force (Ch. 114 effective Jan 1, 2022; amended effective Jan 1, 2025); no pending statewide hotel safety mandate found
No state hotel license; DSHS sanitation standards (Health & Safety Code Ch. 341); hotel occupancy tax registration (Tax Code Ch. 156); human-trafficking training/signage (Bus. & Com. Code Ch. 114). Statute and AG pages not readable on the official portal. CONFLICT: Bus. & Com. Code 114.0001 reads 'more than 10 rooms' (earlier read); AG search listing says 10 or more. Training annually (new staff within 90 days per AG listing); signs 11x17 per AG listing; civil penalty up to $500 per day.
Local health departments/code enforcement; DSHS Public Health Sanitation Program (complaints where no local authority); Texas Attorney General (Ch. 114); Comptroller (occupancy tax).
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
Free reference. No account is needed. Membership — Coming soon.