The city of Houston, Texas, like many other cities in the United States, imposes several taxes on its residents and those doing business in the city, for the purpose of generating revenue for city operations.

Property taxes are assessed annually for all real and personal property located in the city of Houston. Owners of property must submit a listing of all property taxable by the city of Houston. The property taxes are administered by the tax collector and tax assessor for the city.

The city of Houston also imposes a hotel occupancy tax. This is a tax on the rental of a hotel room or other temporary lodging in the city with a cost of greater than $2 per day. The rate of tax is 7% of the total amount paid for the accommodations.

Houston charges specific occupation taxes for certain occupations. For example, an annual occupation tax of $15 is due for the owner and operator of coin-operated machines. This tax is paid to the tax collector.

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