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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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Meals
Meal Receipts
Meal receipts are not required by law. However, a state agency may establish an internal policy requiring employees to submit receipts for meals as a condition for reimbursement.
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