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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Texas 2019 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs
Population in 2019 : not available
Total Revenue Lost:
$1,443,095,664
Concerned about the lack of disclosure? We have created institutional schematics for the implementation of GASB Statement No. 77 on Tax Abatement Disclosures in the 50 states and DC: Learn who's in charge of compliance in our ROADMAP PROJECT. You can also get a CSV file of the localities in TX that did not make any tax abatement disclosures in their annual financial reports.
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State-level programs
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| Program Name | Program Type | Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agircultural Products Not Covered by Blanket Exemptions | Agricultural development | $576,900,000 |
| Agricultural and Timber Programs: Agricultural Machinery and Equipment | Agricultural development | $122,000,000 |
| Agricultural and Timber Programs: Farm/Timber Use-Motor Vehicle | Agricultural development | $43,171,000 |
| Agricultural and Timber Programs: Timber Products | Agricultural development | $29,700,000 |
| Certified Rehabilitation of Certified Historic Structures | Historic preservation | $72,193,000 |
| Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Credits) | R&D | $210,192,000 |
| Research and Development Tax Credit Program (Exemptions) | R&D | $158,000,000 |
| Texas Data Center Program Exemption | Technology (DC) | $70,926,000 |
| Texas Enterprise Zone (EZ) Programs | 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.
| Reporting Jurisdiction | Jurisdiction Type | Gross Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Municipality | $9,300,000 |
| Dallas | Municipality | $54,838,000 |
| Fort Worth | Municipality | $28,547,901 |
| Houston | Municipality | $800,763 |
| San Antonio | Municipality | $7,946,000 |
| TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL | $101,432,664 |
Local government reporting rate
We estimated the reporting rate among local governments for each state using 2018 and 2019 data. This is to gauge how much data is available in that state.
For Texas, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:
Cities/counties: 85 out of 150 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
School districts: 88 out of 552 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
