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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
Zapata County Independent School District	School district	$0
Yoakum Independent School District	School district	$14,576,086
Woodville Independent School District	School district	$1,676,232
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$1,679,600
White Deer Independent School District	School district	$1,363,319
Webb Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$6,262,243
Walcott Independent School District	School district	$597,798
Victoria County	County	$674,582
Vega Independent School District	School district	$2,480,747
Van Vleck Independent School District	School district	$11,905,253
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$1,033,745
Tuloso Midway Independent School District	School district	$5,875,670
Trent Independent School District	School district	$210,232
Travis County	County	$37,449,669
Tarrant County	County	$26,009,543
Taft Independent School District	School district	$2,233,374
Sweeny Independent School District	School district	$15,800,651
Sterling City Independent School District	School district	$5,575,355
Spur Independent School District	School district	$515,977
Spearman Independent School District	School district	$257,862
Snyder Independent School District	School district	$4,203,087
Sinton Independent School District	School district	$625,661
Silverton Independent School District	School district	$1,995,417
Sheldon Independent School District	School district	$5,852,414
Seymour Independent School District	School district	$2,653,715
Seguin Independent School District	School district	$1,743,057
Schleicher Independent School District	School district	$43,882
San Perlita Independent School District	School district	$298,838
San Patricio County	County	$2,321,835
Royal Independent School District	School district	$361,593
Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District	School district	$1,582,667
Roma Independent School District	School district	$703,240
Robert Lee Independent School District	School district	$0
Rio Grande City CIndependent School District	School district	$0
Red Oak Independent School District	School district	$765,492
Reagan County Independent School District	School district	$2,739,266
Rankin Independent School District	School district	$1,665,922
Quanah Independent School District	School district	$0
Port Neches-Groves Independent School District	School district	$5,304,797
Port Arthur Independent School District	School district	$94,491,827
Pettus Independent School District	School district	$789,674
Perryton Independent School District	School district	$1,645,357
Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$59,463
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District	School district	$0
Panhandle Independent School District	School district	$3,370,028
Paint Creek Independent School District	School district	$1,384,881
Olney Independent School District	School district	$4,029,272
Odonnell Independent School District	School district	$2,138,347
Odessa Junior College District	School district	$146,389
Odem-Edroy Independent School District	School district	$484,459
North East Independent School District	School district	$96,959
Nederland Independent School District	School district	$1,902,721
Munday CIndependent School District	School district	$694,930
Muleshoe Independent School District	School district	$0
Muenster Independent School District	School district	$0
Montgomery County	County	$2,276,553
Miami Independent School District	School district	$1,632,585
Mccamey Independent School District	School district	$520,000
Matagorda County	County	$1,443,353
Manor Independent School District	School district	$17,808,449
Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$4,318,871
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$2,557,638
Lorenzo Independent School District	School district	$228,544
Lockney Independent School District	School district	$3,559,992
Lingleville Independent School District	School district	$51,766
Liberty Independent School District	School district	$2,006
Lazbuddie Independent School District	School district	$0
Lamesa Independent School District	School district	$2,515,039
La Porte Independent School District	School district	$12,400,000
Klondike Independent School District	School district	$0
Kermit Independent School District	School district	$1,066,033
Kenedy Independent School District	School district	$1,363,407
Kenedy County Wide Community School District	School district	$1,006,999
Katy Independent School District	School district	$622,417
Jacksboro Independent School District	School district	$583,023
Irion Independent School District County	School district	$0
Iraan-Sheffield Independent School District	School district	$3,780,637
Ingleside Independent School District	School district	$10,034,243
Huckabay Independent School District	School district	$1,150,494
Hillsboro Independent School District	School district	$874,000
Highland Independent School District	School district	$1,130,586
Hidalgo County	County	$8,541,113
Hermleigh Independent School District	School district	$1,240,256
Hereford Independent School District	School district	$1,970,753
Haskell CIndependent School District	School district	$1,815,327
Harrold Independent School District	School district	$898,303
Harris County Department of Education	School district	$0
Harris County	County	$2,240,108
Gruver Independent School District	School district	$0
Gregory-Portland Independent School District	School district	$43,735,955
Grandview-Hopkins Independent School District	School district	$671,115
Graham Independent School District	School district	$93,587
Grady Independent School District	School district	$3,545,806
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$0
Goliad Independent School District	School district	$871,474
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$1,196,675
Glasscock County Independent School District	School district	$6,205,301
Ganado Independent School District	School district	$2,880,662
Friona Independent School District	School district	$1,842,723
Fort Stockton Independent School District	School district	$5,428,232
Fort Elliot CIndependent School District	School district	$423,570
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL		$3,490,104,245