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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
Panhandle Independent School DistrictSchool district$3,370,028
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$59,463
Perryton Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,645,357
Pettus Independent School DistrictSchool district$789,674
Port Arthur Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,585,859
Port Neches-Groves Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,304,797
Quanah Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Rankin Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,665,922
Reagan County Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,739,266
Red Oak Independent School DistrictSchool district$765,492
Rio Grande City CIndependent School DistrictSchool district$0
Robert Lee Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
Roma Independent School DistrictSchool district$703,240
Roscoe Collegiate Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,582,667
Royal Independent School DistrictSchool district$253,736
San Perlita Independent School DistrictSchool district$298,838
Schleicher Independent School DistrictSchool district$43,882
Seguin Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,015,829
Seymour Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,653,715
Sheldon Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,010,391
Silverton Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,995,417
Sinton Independent School DistrictSchool district$625,661
Snyder Independent School DistrictSchool district$4,203,087
Spearman Independent School DistrictSchool district$257,862
Spur Independent School DistrictSchool district$515,977
Sterling City Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,575,355
Sweeny Independent School DistrictSchool district$15,800,651
Taft Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,233,374
Trent Independent School DistrictSchool district$210,232
Tuloso Midway Independent School DistrictSchool district$5,875,670
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,033,745
Van Vleck Independent School DistrictSchool district$11,905,253
Vega Independent School DistrictSchool district$2,480,747
Walcott Independent School DistrictSchool district$597,798
Webb Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$6,262,243
White Deer Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,363,319
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School DistrictSchool district$1,679,600
Woodville Independent School DistrictSchool district$706,422
Yoakum Independent School DistrictSchool district$9,975,976
Zapata County Independent School DistrictSchool district$0
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$921,202,933