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This is Falfurrias, Texas
Falfurrias is the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mota de Falfurrias. In 1893, the Falfurrias ranch was one of the largest in Texas at some 350,000 acres.
The city is centered around the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and State Highway 285 and is approximately 81 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, 90 miles southeast of Laredo, and 36 miles south of Alice. Population was 6,200 as of 2010.
Welcome to Our City
The City of Falfurrias is Open for Business! Entrepreneurs, corporations or organizations who may be considering our visionary community as a location for their investment, contact the City Administrator.
Whether it is general information, payment for city taxes or fines, the City's easy-to-use on-line payment site will save you time and energy.
Thank you from The City of Falfurrias, Texas.
You may report a code violation by contacting the Falfurrias Code Inspector, Lamar Villarreal, at 361.325.5041 or by email at lvillarreal@ci.falfurrias.tx.us.
Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
Table of Contents
- EDITOR’S NOTE
- AUTHORIZED ENTITIES
- COLLECTING THE TAX
- EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LOCAL TAX
- PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT OR COLLECT THE TAX
- USE OF LOCAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES
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Funding the establishment, improvement, or maintenance of a convention center or visitor information center.
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Paying the administrative costs for facilitating convention registration.
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Paying for advertising, solicitations, and promotions that attract tourists and convention delegates to the city or its vicinity.
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Expenditures that promote the arts.
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Funding historical restoration or preservation programs.
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Funding certain expenses, including promotional expenses, directly related to a sporting event within counties with a population of under 1 million.
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Funding the enhancement or upgrading of existing sports facilities or sports fields for certain municipalities.
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Funding transportation systems for tourists
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Signage directing tourists to sights and attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the municipality.
- ADMINISTERING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUE EXPENDITURES
- SPECIAL RULES FOR SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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CITY OF FALFURRIAS
AMOUNT OF CHARGES INFORMATION SHEET
FEES
- Residential $150
- Small commercial $150
- Large commercial $500
- Hydrant meters $500
- Per utility on new customers $12.50
- Reconnect fees during normal working hours $12.50
- Reconnect fees after hours and weekends $25
- To connect gas for winter use only 12.50
- For after hours calls, including weekends & holidays.
- Charges are per call out: E.G., Hauling bulk water
- After office hours & weekends. $25.00
- $300 % Inch (standard)
- $375 1 Inch
- $600 1 1/2 Inch
- $975 2 Inch
- At cost 3 Inch
- At cost 4 Inch
- $500 4 Inch (standard)
- At cost 6 Inch
- $650 1 1/4 Inch
- At cost 1 1/4 Inch
- At cost 2 Inch
- $17.61 Per 1,000 gallons
There is a one time payment fee of $25.00, that is a state fee.
- Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License
- Must not have taken Defensive Driving within the last 12 months
- Must have a class C Drivers License only (No CDL)
- You must come in and pay $107.10 state fee by your appearance date.
- (School Zone = $132.10 state fee)
- If you were going more than 24 miles over the speed limit you are NOT eligible for Defensive Driving.
How do I get Deferred Disposition?
- You must be 25 yrs old or older with a Class C driver’s license. NO CDL
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You must come in and see the Judge during court to ask for that.
As long as you do not get another ticket within the city limits of Falfurrias for 90 days then it will not go on your record.
Please note that not all offenses qualify for this option.
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