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Texas Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$1,823,253,454

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2021Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and EquipmentAgricultural development$77,900,000
2021Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor VehicleAgricultural development$38,542,000
2021Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber ProductsAgricultural development$31,751,000
2021Agricultural Products ProgramAgricultural development$315,700,000
2021Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures CreditHistoric Preservation$23,899,000
2021Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)Research and development$215,600,000
2021Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)Research and development$350,891,000
2021Texas Data Center Program ExemptionTechnology (data center)$85,505,000
2021Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramsJob Creation/Retention$11,704,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,151,492,000

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$2,432,721
Dallas CountyCounty$891,000
Harris CountyCounty$565,568
Tarrant CountyCounty$5,776,143
Travis CountyCounty$4,873,751
City of AmarilloMunicipality$2,313,652
City of AustinMunicipality$6,900,000
City of BeaumontMunicipality$1,700,000
City of BryanMunicipality$4,068,391
City of Corpus ChristiMunicipality$989,664
City of DallasMunicipality$45,280,000
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$29,921,327
City of HoustonMunicipality$536,919,524
City of LaredoMunicipality$715,272
City of LongviewMunicipality$653,653
City of LubbockMunicipality$631,550
City of OdessaMunicipality$1,258,011
City of Port ArthurMunicipality$13,621,736
City of San AngeloMunicipality$9,399
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,819,000
City of TempleMunicipality$2,584,331
City of Wichita FallsMunicipality$1,836,761
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$671,761,454