Certain counties bordering Mexico may use the tax revenue only for listed purposes, with one subsection allowing up to 15% for a specified purpose and another requiring at least one-third to be spent in unincorporated areas.
Sec. 352.102. USE OF REVENUE: COUNTIES BORDERING MEXICO. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county that borders the Republic of Mexico and that is further described by Section 352.002(a)(2) may only be used for: (1) the purposes provided by Sections 351.101(a)(1) and (2); (2) general promotion and tourist advertising of the county and its vicinity and conducting a solicitation program to attract conventions and visitors, any of which may be conducted by the county or through contracts with persons or organizations selected by the county; or (3) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, or application of historical preservation and restoration either by the county or through contracts with persons or organizations selected by the county. (b) A county that borders the Republic of Mexico and that is further described by Section 352.002(a)(2) may use 15 percent or less of the revenue collected each fiscal year from the tax imposed under this chapter for the purposes provided by Section 351.101(a)(4). (c) A county that borders the Republic of Mexico and that is further described by Section 352.002(a)(14) shall use at least one-third of the revenue collected each fiscal year from the tax imposed under this chapter for the purposes authorized by this chapter in unincorporated areas of the county. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 14.26(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1110, Sec. 15, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 273, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 643, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 22.013A, eff. September 1, 2009.