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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 Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
Bexar CountyCounty$2,084,526
Dallas CountyCounty$791,000
Harris CountyCounty$281,758
Tarrant CountyCounty$4,797,000
Travis CountyCounty$5,924,196
City of AustinMunicipality$9,300,000
City of DallasMunicipality$54,838,000
City of Fort WorthMunicipality$28,547,901
City of HoustonMunicipality$418,700,736
City of San AntonioMunicipality$7,946,000
Adrian Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,540,830
Angleton Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Archer City Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,770,318
Baird Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictSchool district$55,233,858
Beaumont Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,774,079
Big Spring Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,040,394
Blackwell CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$0
Blanket Independent School DistrictSchool district$104,000
Borden County Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,806,427
Borger Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,089,839
Bovina Independent School DistrictSchool district$147,045
Brackett Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,203,811
Brady Independent School DistrictSchool district$590,861
Brazos Independent School DistrictSchool district$7,306,349
Brazosport Independent School DistrictSchool district$19,428,238
Bryson Independent School DistrictSchool district$826,875
Calallen Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,813,031
Calhoun County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,278,734
Canadian Independent School DistrictSchool district$60,590
Canyon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,251,135
Channelview Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,000,000
Childress Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Chillicothe Independent School DistrictSchool district$572,286
Christoval Independent School DistrictSchool district$125,975
Clarendon Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,504,332
Claude Independent School DistrictSchool district$474,857
Comal Independent School DistrictSchool district$822,737
Comanche Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictSchool district$586,471
Corrigan-Camden Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,766,960
Crockett Independent School DistrictSchool district$638,758
Crowell Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Cushing Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,292,021
Deer Park Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,476,623
Dimmitt Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,472,978
Edna Independent School DistrictSchool district$845,833
Floydada Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,709,313
Forsan Independent School DistrictSchool district$348,343
Fort Elliot CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$423,570
Fort Stockton Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,230,999
Friona Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,842,723
Ganado Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,880,662
Glasscock County Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,205,301
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,196,675
Goliad Independent School DistrictSchool district$871,474
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Grady Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,545,806
Graham Independent School DistrictSchool district$93,587
Grandview-Hopkins Independent School DistrictSchool district$671,115
Gregory-Portland Independent School DistrictSchool district$40,952,635
Gruver Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Harris County Department of EducationSchool district$0
Harrold Independent School DistrictSchool district$898,303
Haskell CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$1,815,327
Hereford Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,970,753
Hermleigh Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,240,256
Highland Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,130,586
Hillsboro Independent School DistrictSchool district$874,000
Huckabay Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,150,494
Ingleside Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,034,243
Iraan-Sheffield Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,780,637
Irion Independent School District CountySchool district$0
Jacksboro Independent School DistrictSchool district$583,023
Katy Independent School DistrictSchool district$190,548
Kenedy County Wide Community School DistrictSchool district$1,006,999
Kenedy Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,363,407
Kermit Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,066,033
Klondike Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
La Porte Independent School DistrictSchool district$12,400,000
Lamesa Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,515,039
Lazbuddie Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Liberty Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,006
Lingleville Independent School DistrictSchool district$51,766
Lockney Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,559,992
Lorenzo Independent School DistrictSchool district$228,544
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,557,638
Lyford Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,318,871
Manor Independent School DistrictSchool district$10,020,437
Mccamey Independent School DistrictSchool district$520,000
Miami Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,632,585
Muenster Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Muleshoe Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Munday CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$694,930
Nederland Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,902,721
Odem-Edroy Independent School DistrictSchool district$484,459
Odessa Junior College DistrictSchool district$146,389
Odonnell Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,138,347
Olney Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,723,609
Paint Creek Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,384,881
Panhandle Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,370,028
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$921,202,933