Ballot question
City of Odessa Proposition A: Odessa Sports Complex venue project and 2% hotel occupancy tax
- On the ballot in
- City of Odessa
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Authorizing the City of Odessa, Texas, to designate a venue project and provide for the financing, planning, design, acquisition, construction, development, improvement, operation, and maintenance of the following venue project, a new multipurpose sports venue facility in the City known as the Odessa Sports Complex and related infrastructure and facilities, a venue project of the type described in and as authorized by Chapter 334 of the Texas Local Government Code and as designated and described by the City of Odessa City Council Resolution No. 2026R-42 dated April 14, 2026 (the “Resolution”), and to impose a new and an additional hotel occupancy tax at the maximum rate of 2.0% for the purpose of financing the Odessa Sports Complex venue project and approving the Resolution. If approved, the maximum hotel occupancy tax rate imposed from all sources in the City of Odessa would be 17.0% of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote lets Odessa designate the Odessa Sports Complex as a venue project and add a 2.0% hotel occupancy tax to finance it, for a 17.0% maximum total rate.
A “No” vote means
A no vote does not approve the venue project or the added hotel occupancy tax.
Sources
- Generic Sample Ballot for Midland County Voters Living in the City of Odessa (Pct 406), November 3, 2026 · Midland County Elections Administrator
- City of Odessa – Notice and Order of Special Election Adopting Venue Project Tax (Ordinance 2026-22) · City of Odessa
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