Question 1

What is SearchTexasTax?

Accepted Answer

SearchTexasTax is a research platform for Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) and Mixed Beverage Tax (MBT) public records. It lets you search, track, and export tax and revenue data for hotels, bars, and restaurants across Texas by property, owner, brand, city, county, or ZIP code.

Question 2

Where does SearchTexasTax get its data?

Accepted Answer

All data comes directly from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. SearchTexasTax collects, normalizes, and organizes these public filings into a searchable database — it does not create or estimate the underlying tax figures.

Question 3

How often is the data updated?

Accepted Answer

The database is refreshed monthly as the Texas Comptroller releases new filings. State data typically runs about two months behind — for example, May filings usually become available in July.

Question 4

How far back does the data go?

Accepted Answer

SearchTexasTax covers Hotel Occupancy Tax and Mixed Beverage Tax records from 2000 to the present, spanning 128,431 properties statewide.

Question 5

What is Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) data?

Accepted Answer

Hotel Occupancy Tax is a tax collected on short-term lodging in Texas. SearchTexasTax lets you view reported hotel tax receipts by property, city, county, ZIP code, brand, or ownership group over time.

Question 6

What is Texas Mixed Beverage Tax (MBT) data?

Accepted Answer

Mixed Beverage Tax applies to the sale of alcoholic beverages by bars, restaurants, and other permitted venues in Texas. SearchTexasTax includes MBT filings alongside hotel data so you can research alcohol sales activity by location.

Question 7

Can I search by city, county, or ZIP code?

Accepted Answer

Yes. SearchTexasTax supports search by property name, taxpayer, owner, brand, city, county, and ZIP code, plus filtering by month and year.

Question 8

Can I look up a specific hotel's revenue history?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each property has a dedicated page showing its historical filings, revenue trends, ownership/name changes, and exportable data (CSV, PNG, PDF).

Question 9

Does SearchTexasTax track hotel brands and ownership groups?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Properties are grouped by brand and parent company where applicable, so you can compare performance across a hotel chain or ownership portfolio, not just a single address.

Question 10

What does it mean if a hotel's name changed in the records?

Accepted Answer

Properties sometimes rebrand or change ownership over time. SearchTexasTax's venue history reflects the reporting history for that physical location, even when the name on file changes.

Question 11

How much does SearchTexasTax cost?

Accepted Answer

Plans start at $15/month or $150/year, with full access to hotel and mixed beverage tax data — no separate upgrade is required to see both datasets.

Question 12

Is there a difference between SearchTexasTax and the Texas Comptroller's own data?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Comptroller is the official, authoritative source. SearchTexasTax organizes, aggregates, and presents that same public data in a searchable format for research convenience — it is not a substitute for the Comptroller's official records.

Question 13

Is the data on SearchTexasTax 100% accurate?

Accepted Answer

SearchTexasTax's figures are derived from public Comptroller filings and our own processing, which can occasionally introduce errors. We recommend independently verifying any critical figure against the Texas Comptroller before relying on it.

Question 14

Who uses SearchTexasTax?

Accepted Answer

SearchTexasTax is used by hotel owners and operators, real estate investors, brokers, market researchers, municipal and tourism officials, and hospitality consultants who need Texas lodging and alcohol tax data.

Question 15

Can I export data from SearchTexasTax?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Property, city, county, and portfolio data can be exported as CSV, PNG, or PDF for reporting and analysis.

Question 16

Does SearchTexasTax cover the entire state of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Coverage spans all Texas cities and counties with reported Hotel Occupancy Tax or Mixed Beverage Tax activity, not just major metro areas.

Question 17

Can I track multiple properties at once?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can save properties to a portfolio to monitor multiple hotels or venues together and compare their performance over time.

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