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Meals and Lodging
- Meals
- Lodging
- Contract Hotels
- Direct Payment of Lodging Expenses
- Lease of Apartment or House
- Lodging Receipt Requirements
- Lodging Reimbursements
- Requesting a Higher Maximum Lodging Reimbursement Rate
- Reducing Meal Reimbursement Rate to Increase Lodging Rate
- Sharing Lodging
- Inability to Obtain Reasonable Lodging Within the Duty Point
- Multi-Day Travel to Duty Point
- Hotel Occupancy Taxes
- Meal and Lodging Exceptions
- Exceptions for Employees of the Legislature or a State Agency in the Legislative Branch
- Exceptions for certain Key Officials
- Exceptions for Certain Governmental Meetings or Conferences Outside Texas
- Exceptions for Designees of Legislators or Certain Officials
- Exceptions for Travel With Legislators or Certain Officials
- Exceptions for Holdover Gubernatorial Appointees
- Overnight Travel
- Non-Overnight Travel
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Lodging
Contract Hotels
34 Texas Administrative Code Section 20.408 states that agencies must use contract travel services whenever those services provide the most efficient travel, resulting in the total lowest cost. See the Hotel Contracted page for more information.
Forms
- Travel Voucher form (73-174)
- Request to Increase Maximum Lodging Rate
- Travel to Washington DC - OSFR Official Form
Resources
- Definitions
- Comptroller Object Codes for Travel
- State Travel Management Program
- Mileage Calculator
- Travel Rules in Texas Administrative Code
- Texas Government Code Chapter 660
- Travel Regulations in the General Appropriations Act
Payment Search
Training
- Introduction to Travel
- Travel Voucher Completion
- Travel Workshop
Register through Training Center
Contacts
Call Expenditure Assistance (512) 475-0966