Tex. Tax Code § 351.10711
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 351.10711, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 351.10711. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR MAINTENANCE, ENHANCEMENT, AND UPGRADE OF SPORTS FACILITIES AND FIELDS BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a municipality that is the county seat of a county that has a population of more than 10,000 and contains a portion of Mound Lake.
(b) In addition to other authorized uses, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter to promote tourism by maintaining, enhancing, or upgrading sports facilities or fields, provided that:
(1) the requirements of Section 351.1076 are met if the municipality uses the revenue to enhance or upgrade a sports facility or field;
(2) the municipality owns the sports facilities or fields; and
(3) the sports facilities and fields have been used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments.
(c) A municipality that uses revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter as authorized by Subsection (b) may not reduce the percentage of revenue from the tax imposed under this chapter and allocated for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(3) to a percentage that is less than the average percentage of that revenue allocated by the municipality for that purpose during the 36-month period preceding the date the municipality begins using the revenue as authorized by Subsection (b).
(b) In addition to other authorized uses, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter to promote tourism by maintaining, enhancing, or upgrading sports facilities or fields, provided that:
(1) the requirements of Section 351.1076 are met if the municipality uses the revenue to enhance or upgrade a sports facility or field;
(2) the municipality owns the sports facilities or fields; and
(3) the sports facilities and fields have been used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments.
(c) A municipality that uses revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter as authorized by Subsection (b) may not reduce the percentage of revenue from the tax imposed under this chapter and allocated for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(3) to a percentage that is less than the average percentage of that revenue allocated by the municipality for that purpose during the 36-month period preceding the date the municipality begins using the revenue as authorized by Subsection (b).
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