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How much tax-funded tourist promotion money does a popular destination need?

by Travis Bubenik

Aug 18, 2022

In the tourist hot spot of the Texas Big Bend, some raise concerns about taxes used to promote even more tourism.

Some locals in the Big Bend area would like to see the hotel occupancy tax go toward housing assistance or building new roads. Above, the entrance to the Terlingua Ghost Town in the Big Bend region.

Hannah Gentiles

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