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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 JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
City of HoustonMunicipality$418,700,736
Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictSchool district$55,233,858
City of DallasMunicipality$54,838,000
Gregory-Portland Independent School DistrictSchool district$40,952,635
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$28,547,901
Brazosport Independent School DistrictSchool district$19,428,238
Sweeny Independent School DistrictSchool district$15,800,651
La Porte Independent School DistrictSchool district$12,400,000
Van Vleck Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,905,253
Channelview Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,000,000
Ingleside Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,034,243
Manor Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,020,437
Yoakum Independent School DistrictSchool district$9,975,976
City of AustinMunicipality$9,300,000
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,946,000
Brazos Independent School DistrictSchool district$7,306,349
Calallen Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,813,031
Webb Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,262,243
Glasscock County Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,205,301
Travis CountyCounty$5,924,196
Tuloso Midway Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,875,670
Floydada Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,709,313
Port Arthur Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,585,859
Sterling City Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,575,355
Dimmitt Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,472,978
Port Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,304,797
Tarrant CountyCounty$4,797,000
Beaumont Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,774,079
Lyford Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,318,871
Fort Stockton Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,230,999
Snyder Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,203,087
Sheldon Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,010,391
Iraan-Sheffield Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,780,637
Lockney Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,559,992
Grady Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,545,806
Deer Park Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,476,623
Panhandle Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,370,028
Borger Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,089,839
Ganado Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,880,662
Reagan County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,739,266
Seymour Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,653,715
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,557,638
Adrian Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,540,830
Lamesa Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,515,039
Vega Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,480,747
Cushing Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,292,021
Calhoun County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,278,734
Taft Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,233,374
Odonnell Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,138,347
Bexar CountyCounty$2,084,526
Silverton Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,995,417
Hereford Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,970,753
Nederland Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,902,721
Friona Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,842,723
Haskell CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$1,815,327
Borden County Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,806,427
Archer City Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,770,318
Corrigan-Camden Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,766,960
Olney Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,723,609
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,679,600
Rankin Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,665,922
Perryton Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,645,357
Miami Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,632,585
Roscoe Collegiate Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,582,667
Clarendon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,504,332
Paint Creek Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,384,881
Kenedy Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,363,407
White Deer Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,363,319
Canyon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,251,135
Hermleigh Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,240,256
Brackett Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,203,811
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,196,675
Huckabay Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,150,494
Highland Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,130,586
Kermit Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,066,033
Big Spring Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,040,394
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,033,745
Seguin Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,015,829
Kenedy County Wide Community School DistrictSchool district$1,006,999
Harrold Independent School DistrictSchool district$898,303
Hillsboro Independent School DistrictSchool district$874,000
Goliad Independent School DistrictSchool district$871,474
Edna Independent School DistrictSchool district$845,833
Bryson Independent School DistrictSchool district$826,875
Comal Independent School DistrictSchool district$822,737
Dallas CountyCounty$791,000
Pettus Independent School DistrictSchool district$789,674
Red Oak Independent School DistrictSchool district$765,492
Woodville Independent School DistrictSchool district$706,422
Roma Independent School DistrictSchool district$703,240
Munday CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$694,930
Grandview-Hopkins Independent School DistrictSchool district$671,115
Crockett Independent School DistrictSchool district$638,758
Sinton Independent School DistrictSchool district$625,661
Walcott Independent School DistrictSchool district$597,798
Brady Independent School DistrictSchool district$590,861
Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictSchool district$586,471
Jacksboro Independent School DistrictSchool district$583,023
Chillicothe Independent School DistrictSchool district$572,286
Mccamey Independent School DistrictSchool district$520,000
Spur Independent School DistrictSchool district$515,977
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$921,202,933