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Texas Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs

Total Revenue Lost:

$10,487,769,245

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
Bexar County	County	$13,358,853
Collin County	County	$1,194,618
Dallas County	County	$5,423,000
El Paso County	County	$1,849,126
Fort Bend County	County	$1,572,974
Harris County	County	$2,240,108
Hidalgo County	County	$8,541,113
Matagorda County	County	$1,443,353
Montgomery County	County	$2,276,553
San Patricio County	County	$2,321,835
Tarrant County	County	$26,009,543
Travis County	County	$37,449,669
Victoria County	County	$674,582
Cit of Waco	Municipality	$28,872,935
City of Amarillo	Municipality	$4,289,779
City of Arlington	Municipality	$9,573,171
City of Austin	Municipality	$48,155,000
City of Beaumont	Municipality	$3,780,000
City of Bryan	Municipality	$8,395,920
City of Carrollton	Municipality	$2,082,624
City of Corpus Christi	Municipality	$14,123,121
City of Dallas	Municipality	$277,469,000
City of El Paso	Municipality	$16,950,212
City of Fort Worth	Municipality	$166,287,236
City of Garland	Municipality	$4,496,007
City of Houston	Municipality	$2,155,612,268
City of Irving	Municipality	$20,623,929
City of Laredo	Municipality	$1,884,472
City of Longview	Municipality	$2,040,893
City of Lubbock	Municipality	$7,393,452
City of Odessa	Municipality	$1,258,011
City of Plano	Municipality	$22,004,762
City of Port Arthur	Municipality	$13,621,736
City of San Angelo	Municipality	$9,399
City of San Antonio	Municipality	$47,819,216
City of Temple	Municipality	$7,865,089
City of Victoria	Municipality	$62,428
City of Waco	Municipality	$14,612,133
City of Wichita Falls	Municipality	$3,555,416
Adrian Independent School District	School district	$2,540,830
Alpine Independent School District	School district	$103,100
Angleton Independent School District	School district	$0
Archer City Independent School District	School district	$1,770,318
Baird Independent School District	School district	$0
Barbers Hill Independent School District	School district	$55,233,858
Beaumont Independent School District	School district	$4,774,079
Big Spring Independent School District	School district	$1,040,394
Blackwell CIndependent School District	School district	$0
Blanket Independent School District	School district	$104,000
Borden County Independent School District	School district	$1,806,427
Borger Independent School District	School district	$3,089,839
Bovina Independent School District	School district	$147,045
Brackett Independent School District	School district	$1,203,811
Brady Independent School District	School district	$590,861
Brazos Independent School District	School district	$7,306,349
Brazosport Independent School District	School district	$19,428,238
Bryson Independent School District	School district	$826,875
Calallen Independent School District	School district	$6,813,031
Calhoun County Independent School District	School district	$2,278,734
Canadian Independent School District	School district	$60,590
Canyon Independent School District	School district	$1,251,135
Channelview Independent School District	School district	$11,000,000
Childress Independent School District	School district	$0
Chillicothe Independent School District	School district	$572,286
Christoval Independent School District	School district	$125,975
Clarendon Independent School District	School district	$1,504,332
Claude Independent School District	School district	$474,857
Comal Independent School District	School district	$1,390,063
Comanche Independent School District	School district	$0
Corpus Christi Independent School District	School district	$586,471
Corrigan-Camden Independent School District	School district	$1,766,960
Crockett Independent School District	School district	$638,758
Crowell Independent School District	School district	$0
Cushing Independent School District	School district	$2,292,021
Deer Park Independent School District	School district	$3,945,605
Dimmitt Independent School District	School district	$5,472,978
Edna Independent School District	School district	$845,833
Floydada Independent School District	School district	$7,732,746
Forsan Independent School District	School district	$348,343
Fort Elliot CIndependent School District	School district	$423,570
Fort Stockton Independent School District	School district	$5,428,232
Friona Independent School District	School district	$1,842,723
Ganado Independent School District	School district	$2,880,662
Glasscock County Independent School District	School district	$6,205,301
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$1,196,675
Goliad Independent School District	School district	$871,474
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	School district	$0
Grady Independent School District	School district	$3,545,806
Graham Independent School District	School district	$93,587
Grandview-Hopkins Independent School District	School district	$671,115
Gregory-Portland Independent School District	School district	$43,735,955
Gruver Independent School District	School district	$0
Harris County Department of Education	School district	$0
Harrold Independent School District	School district	$898,303
Haskell CIndependent School District	School district	$1,815,327
Hereford Independent School District	School district	$1,970,753
Hermleigh Independent School District	School district	$1,240,256
Highland Independent School District	School district	$1,130,586
Hillsboro Independent School District	School district	$874,000
Huckabay Independent School District	School district	$1,150,494
Ingleside Independent School District	School district	$10,034,243
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL		$3,490,104,245