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Texas Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$1,662,941,463

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2020Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and EquipmentAgricultural development$76,300,000
2020Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor VehicleAgricultural development$37,787,000
2020Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber ProductsAgricultural development$31,059,000
2020Agricultural Products ProgramAgricultural development$347,800,000
2020Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures CreditHistoric Preservation$27,098,000
2020Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)Research and development$329,467,000
2020Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)Research and development$204,400,000
2020Texas Data Center Program ExemptionTechnology (data center)$86,264,000
2020Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramsJob Creation/Retention$12,495,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,152,670,000

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
Bexar CountyCounty$2,186,346
Dallas CountyCounty$825,000
Harris CountyCounty$448,064
Tarrant CountyCounty$6,711,000
Travis CountyCounty$4,949,564
City of AustinMunicipality$5,900,000
City of DallasMunicipality$59,388,000
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$31,714,627
City of HoustonMunicipality$391,142,862
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,006,000
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$510,271,463