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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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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket ExemptionsAgricultural development$576,900,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and EquipmentAgricultural development$122,000,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor VehicleAgricultural development$43,171,000
2019Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber ProductsAgricultural development$29,700,000
2019Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures CreditHistoric Preservation$72,193,000
2019Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)Research and development$210,192,000
2019Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)Research and development$158,000,000
2019Texas Data Center Program ExemptionTechnology (data center)$70,926,000
2019Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramsGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$58,581,000
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 Jurisdiction sort iconJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
Dallas CountyCounty$791,000
Cushing Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,292,021
Crowell Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Crockett Independent School DistrictSchool district$638,758
Corrigan-Camden Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,766,960
Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictSchool district$586,471
Comanche Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Comal Independent School DistrictSchool district$822,737
Claude Independent School DistrictSchool district$474,857
Clarendon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,504,332
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,946,000
City of HoustonMunicipality$418,700,736
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$28,547,901
City of DallasMunicipality$54,838,000
City of AustinMunicipality$9,300,000
Christoval Independent School DistrictSchool district$125,975
Chillicothe Independent School DistrictSchool district$572,286
Childress Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Channelview Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,000,000
Canyon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,251,135
Canadian Independent School DistrictSchool district$60,590
Calhoun County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,278,734
Calallen Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,813,031
Bryson Independent School DistrictSchool district$826,875
Brazosport Independent School DistrictSchool district$19,428,238
Brazos Independent School DistrictSchool district$7,306,349
Brady Independent School DistrictSchool district$590,861
Brackett Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,203,811
Bovina Independent School DistrictSchool district$147,045
Borger Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,089,839
Borden County Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,806,427
Blanket Independent School DistrictSchool district$104,000
Blackwell CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$0
Big Spring Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,040,394
Bexar CountyCounty$2,084,526
Beaumont Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,774,079
Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictSchool district$55,233,858
Baird Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Archer City Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,770,318
Angleton Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Adrian Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,540,830
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$921,202,933