EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Twenty-three hotels in El Paso owe the city more than $2.4 million in delinquent hotel occupancy taxes, according to a recent city audit.
Hotel guests pay the occupancy tax at checkout, and hotels are required to forward a portion of that revenue to the city. The funds help promote tourism and support maintenance of the El Paso Convention Center. However, city leaders say collecting those payments has been an ongoing challenge.
As of October, the amount owed is more than $2 million, City Rep. Lily Limón said, the missing money should be used for city needs…