Texas

Texas rules a restaurant owner has to get right: sales tax on prepared food, permits and the numbers that go with them, with the source on every figure.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Amarillo, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in Amarillo, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Austin, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  What's verified about Austin's restaurant permit, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules, and the city's food festivals — and what still needs a call.

• Opening and running a restaurant in College Station-Bryan, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in College Station-Bryan, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Corpus Christi's tiered health-district permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what Buc Days means for a new restaurant's calendar.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Dallas, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Dallas restaurant permit fees by risk level, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what the State Fair means for a new restaurant's calendar.

• Opening and running a restaurant in El Paso, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  El Paso's tiered food establishment permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what the city's food festivals mean for a new restaurant.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Fort Worth's county-run food permitting, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what the Main St. Arts Festival means for a new restaurant.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Galveston, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Galveston's tiered county-health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what a tourist-season island calendar means for a restaurant.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Houston, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Houston's Food Dealer Permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules, and what the city's food calendar and neighborhoods mean for a new restaurant.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Lubbock, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permits, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in Lubbock, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in McAllen, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and what sells for opening a restaurant in McAllen, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Midland-Odessa, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and what sells for opening a restaurant in Midland-Odessa, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in New Braunfels, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit info, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in New Braunfels, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in San Antonio, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  San Antonio's Metro Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules and what CULINARIA and NIOSA mean for a new restaurant's calendar.

• Opening and running a restaurant in South Padre Island, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  South Padre Island's food permit process, the 8.25% sales tax stack, TABC alcohol rules, and what a tourism-driven beach-town calendar means for a restaurant.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Tyler, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit info, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in Tyler, Texas.

• Opening and running a restaurant in Waco, Texas: permits, taxes and what sells

  Health permit fees, the 8.25% sales tax rate, TABC alcohol rules and the food calendar for opening a restaurant in Waco, Texas.

• Sales tax on a restaurant ticket in Texas, by city

  Combined state + local sales tax on prepared food in 20 Texas cities, verified against the Comptroller, with each city's health authority.