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Texas Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$2,262,865,933

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State-level programs

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Year sort iconProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber ProductsAgricultural development$29,700,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor VehicleAgricultural development$43,171,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and EquipmentAgricultural development$122,000,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket ExemptionsAgricultural development$576,900,000
2019Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramsGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$58,581,000
2019Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures CreditHistoric Preservation$72,193,000
2019Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)Research and development$158,000,000
2019Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)Research and development$210,192,000
2019Texas Data Center Program ExemptionTechnology (data center)$70,926,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,341,663,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
Seymour Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,653,715
Reagan County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,739,266
Ganado Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,880,662
Borger Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,089,839
Panhandle Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,370,028
Deer Park Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,476,623
Grady Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,545,806
Lockney Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,559,992
Iraan-Sheffield Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,780,637
Sheldon Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,010,391
Snyder Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,203,087
Fort Stockton Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,230,999
Lyford Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,318,871
Beaumont Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,774,079
Tarrant CountyCounty$4,797,000
Port Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,304,797
Dimmitt Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,472,978
Sterling City Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,575,355
Port Arthur Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,585,859
Floydada Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,709,313
Tuloso Midway Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,875,670
Travis CountyCounty$5,924,196
Glasscock County Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,205,301
Webb Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,262,243
Calallen Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,813,031
Brazos Independent School DistrictSchool district$7,306,349
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,946,000
City of AustinMunicipality$9,300,000
Yoakum Independent School DistrictSchool district$9,975,976
Manor Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,020,437
Ingleside Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,034,243
Channelview Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,000,000
Van Vleck Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,905,253
La Porte Independent School DistrictSchool district$12,400,000
Sweeny Independent School DistrictSchool district$15,800,651
Brazosport Independent School DistrictSchool district$19,428,238
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$28,547,901
Gregory-Portland Independent School DistrictSchool district$40,952,635
City of DallasMunicipality$54,838,000
Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictSchool district$55,233,858
City of HoustonMunicipality$418,700,736
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$921,202,933