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Texas Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs

Total Revenue Lost:

$10,487,769,245

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State-level programs

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Year	Program Name	Program Type	Gross Revenue Loss
2017	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket Exemptions	(not specified)	$91,099,000
2018	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket Exemptions	Agricultural development	$553,500,000
2019	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket Exemptions	Agricultural development	$576,900,000
2017	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	(not specified)	$113,900,000
2018	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	Agricultural development	$117,000,000
2019	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	Agricultural development	$122,000,000
2020	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	Agricultural development	$76,300,000
2021	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	Agricultural development	$77,900,000
2017	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$33,795,000
2018	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$33,795,000
2019	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$43,171,000
2020	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$37,787,000
2021	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$38,542,000
2022	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle	Agricultural development	$39,537,000
2017	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$30,849,000
2018	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$31,600,000
2019	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$29,700,000
2020	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$31,059,000
2021	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$31,751,000
2022	Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products	Agricultural development	$32,240,000
2022	Agricultural Machinery and Equipment	Agricultural development	$110,600,000
2020	Agricultural Products Program	Agricultural development	$347,800,000
2021	Agricultural Products Program	Agricultural development	$315,700,000
2022	Agricultural Products Program	Agricultural development	$391,800,000
2017	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	(not specified)	$36,596,000
2018	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	Historic Preservation	$95,263,000
2019	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	Historic Preservation	$72,193,000
2020	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	Historic Preservation	$27,098,000
2021	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	Historic Preservation	$23,899,000
2022	Certified Rehabilitation Certified Historic Structures Credit	Historic Preservation	$35,206,000
2017	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	(not specified)	$170,566,000
2018	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	Research and development	$203,374,000
2019	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	Research and development	$210,192,000
2020	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	Research and development	$329,467,000
2021	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	Research and development	$215,600,000
2022	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits)	Research and development	$303,708,000
2017	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	(not specified)	$149,100,000
2018	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	Research and development	$152,100,000
2019	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	Research and development	$158,000,000
2020	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	Research and development	$204,400,000
2021	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	Research and development	$350,891,000
2022	Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions)	Research and development	$245,300,000
2017	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	(not specified)	$78,379,000
2018	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	Technology (data center)	$83,683,000
2019	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	Technology (data center)	$70,926,000
2020	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	Technology (data center)	$86,264,000
2021	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	Technology (data center)	$85,505,000
2022	Texas Data Center Program Exemption	Technology (data center)	$80,172,000
2017	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	(not specified)	$10,393,000
2017	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	(not specified)	$55,139,000
2018	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	General Economic Development (EZ)	$50,861,000
2019	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	General Economic Development (EZ)	$58,581,000
2020	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	Job Creation/Retention	$12,495,000
2021	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs	Job Creation/Retention	$11,704,000
2022	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs - Hotel	Job Creation/Retention	$12,434,000
2022	Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs - Sales	Job Creation/Retention	$9,851,000
	TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL		$6,997,665,000

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	Jurisdiction Type	Gross Revenue Loss
City of Houston	Municipality	$2,155,612,268
City of Dallas	Municipality	$277,469,000
City of Fort Worth	Municipality	$166,287,236
Port Arthur Independent School District	School district	$94,491,827
Barbers Hill Independent School District	School district	$55,233,858
City of Austin	Municipality	$48,155,000
City of San Antonio	Municipality	$47,819,216
Gregory-Portland Independent School District	School district	$43,735,955
Travis County	County	$37,449,669
Cit of Waco	Municipality	$28,872,935
Tarrant County	County	$26,009,543
City of Plano	Municipality	$22,004,762
City of Irving	Municipality	$20,623,929
Brazosport Independent School District	School district	$19,428,238
Manor Independent School District	School district	$17,808,449
City of El Paso	Municipality	$16,950,212
Sweeny Independent School District	School district	$15,800,651
City of Waco	Municipality	$14,612,133
Yoakum Independent School District	School district	$14,576,086
City of Corpus Christi	Municipality	$14,123,121
City of Port Arthur	Municipality	$13,621,736
Bexar County	County	$13,358,853
La Porte Independent School District	School district	$12,400,000
Van Vleck Independent School District	School district	$11,905,253
Channelview Independent School District	School district	$11,000,000
Ingleside Independent School District	School district	$10,034,243
City of Arlington	Municipality	$9,573,171
Hidalgo County	County	$8,541,113
City of Bryan	Municipality	$8,395,920
City of Temple	Municipality	$7,865,089
Floydada Independent School District	School district	$7,732,746
City of Lubbock	Municipality	$7,393,452
Brazos Independent School District	School district	$7,306,349
Calallen Independent School District	School district	$6,813,031
Webb Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$6,262,243
Glasscock County Independent School District	School district	$6,205,301
Tuloso Midway Independent School District	School district	$5,875,670
Sheldon Independent School District	School district	$5,852,414
Sterling City Independent School District	School district	$5,575,355
Dimmitt Independent School District	School district	$5,472,978
Fort Stockton Independent School District	School district	$5,428,232
Dallas County	County	$5,423,000
Port Neches-Groves Independent School District	School district	$5,304,797
Beaumont Independent School District	School district	$4,774,079
City of Garland	Municipality	$4,496,007
Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$4,318,871
City of Amarillo	Municipality	$4,289,779
Snyder Independent School District	School district	$4,203,087
Olney Independent School District	School district	$4,029,272
Deer Park Independent School District	School district	$3,945,605
Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District	School district	$3,780,637
City of Beaumont	Municipality	$3,780,000
Lockney Independent School District	School district	$3,559,992
City of Wichita Falls	Municipality	$3,555,416
Grady Independent School District	School district	$3,545,806
Panhandle Independent School District	School district	$3,370,028
Borger Independent School District	School district	$3,089,839
Ganado Independent School District	School district	$2,880,662
Reagan County Independent School District	School district	$2,739,266
Seymour Independent School District	School district	$2,653,715
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$2,557,638
Adrian Independent School District	School district	$2,540,830
Lamesa Independent School District	School district	$2,515,039
Vega Independent School District	School district	$2,480,747
San Patricio County	County	$2,321,835
Cushing Independent School District	School district	$2,292,021
Calhoun County Independent School District	School district	$2,278,734
Montgomery County	County	$2,276,553
Harris County	County	$2,240,108
Taft Independent School District	School district	$2,233,374
Odonnell Independent School District	School district	$2,138,347
City of Carrollton	Municipality	$2,082,624
City of Longview	Municipality	$2,040,893
Silverton Independent School District	School district	$1,995,417
Hereford Independent School District	School district	$1,970,753
Nederland Independent School District	School district	$1,902,721
City of Laredo	Municipality	$1,884,472
El Paso County	County	$1,849,126
Friona Independent School District	School district	$1,842,723
Haskell CIndependent School District	School district	$1,815,327
Borden County Independent School District	School district	$1,806,427
Archer City Independent School District	School district	$1,770,318
Corrigan-Camden Independent School District	School district	$1,766,960
Seguin Independent School District	School district	$1,743,057
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$1,679,600
Woodville Independent School District	School district	$1,676,232
Rankin Independent School District	School district	$1,665,922
Perryton Independent School District	School district	$1,645,357
Miami Independent School District	School district	$1,632,585
Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District	School district	$1,582,667
Fort Bend County	County	$1,572,974
Clarendon Independent School District	School district	$1,504,332
Matagorda County	County	$1,443,353
Comal Independent School District	School district	$1,390,063
Paint Creek Independent School District	School district	$1,384,881
Kenedy Independent School District	School district	$1,363,407
White Deer Independent School District	School district	$1,363,319
City of Odessa	Municipality	$1,258,011
Canyon Independent School District	School district	$1,251,135
Hermleigh Independent School District	School district	$1,240,256
Brackett Independent School District	School district	$1,203,811
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL		$3,490,104,245