GSA Releases FY 2027 Per Diem Rates

The federal General Services Agency (GSA) announced federal lodging per diem rates for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 2027) for cities and areas across the nation will rise  from the prior fiscal year. The FY 2027 rates are effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

For the first time in two years, federal per diem rates are going up — the result of sustained advocacy by AHLA to bring these rates closer to what hotels are actually seeing in the market. This win matters beyond government travel too: many private companies use federal per diem rates as a benchmark for their own travel policies, so the ripple effect reaches much further.

A strong hospitality industry means a strong economy. AHLA is proud to have worked alongside the GSA and Congress to secure this increase, and we’ll keep fighting for rates that reflect real market conditions.

The federal per diem rates for Texas are available on this GSA webpage.

Texas Lodging Per Diem Rates

Rate comparison: current year vs. October 2026 – September 2027

City / County	Oct ’25 – Sep ’26	Oct ’26 – Sep ’27	Change
CONUS Rate (default)	$110	$113	+$3
Arlington / Ft. Worth / Grapevine / Tarrant County	$181	$192	+$11
Austin / Travis County	$173	$184	+$11
Big Spring / Howard County	$114	$133	+$19
Dallas / Dallas County *	$170	$184	+$14
Galveston / Galveston County	$111	$116	+$5
Houston / Harris / Montgomery / Ft. Bend Counties	$128	$133	+$5
Midland / Odessa / Ector / Martin / Andrews Counties	$132	$136	+$4
Pecos / Reeves County	$121	$125	+$4
Plano / Collin County	$123	$133	+$10
San Antonio / Bexar County	$137	$139	+$2
South Padre / Cameron County **	$118	$123	+$5

* Dallas: current rate ranges $170–$191 by month; increase applies April through December.
** South Padre: rates range by month — $118–$140 currently, $123–$160 beginning Oct 2026 (increase of $5–$20).

Per Diem Rate Rose by $3

The “CONUS” rate is the default federal per diem rate for geographic areas that do not have a specific federal per diem rate set for that locale.  The federal CONUS per diem rate for lodging is now $113 per night for FY 2027  for federal government travelers. 

The federal daily per diem rate for meals and incidental expenses is $68, with larger metros generally having a M&IE rate between $74 and $80 per day.  The M&IE rates are also available for viewing on the GSA webpage.

State Government Travel

For Texas state government travel or Texas local government travel:

State and local government travel mirrors the federal per diem rates. This rate has increased by $3 to $113 for FY 2027. Follow the federal per diem rates (standard federal $113 CONUS or the selected metro area per diem rate, as applicable to your hotel’s location).

More information from the Texas Comptroller is available here.