Economic Development
Travis County, under the authority issued under Chapter 381 of the Local Government Code , has the ability to provide incentives encouraging developers to build in their jurisdictions. A county may administer and develop a program to make loans and grants of public money to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate, encouraging businesses to locate in Travis County. The county may also develop and administer a program for entering into a tax abatement or rebate agreement. This tool allows counties to negotiate directly with developers and businesses.
As a result of this authority, Travis County developed the Chapter 28, Travis County Economic Development Program , to incentivize and encourage economic development in the county.
Of note, Travis County is temporarily not accepting applications for economic incentives while staff draft updates to the policy which will be linked to the strategies outlined in the County’s new Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy . For more information about the program, visit the County’s Economic Development page.
Current Rebate/Abatement Summary Data
As of Fiscal Year: 2022
To date, Travis County has entered into 10 Economic Incentive Agreements, of which there are 3 agreements with activity in this fiscal year.
Of the 3 agreements with activity in this fiscal year, there is/are 0 new agreement(s), which total $0 in estimated taxes rebated/abated over the life of the agreement and $0 estimated taxes rebated/abated in the first year.This summary data provides a snapshot of the total active agreements through the latest fiscal year.
Due to the nature of the economic development agreement and the variable factors that contribute to the calculation of the final rebate, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the total rebate amount prior to completion of a full compliance review. As a result, we have estimated this rebate at $0, but this should not be construed to mean that the County does not plan to provide a rebate, pending verification of compliance.
*The Total Amount Rebated is the actual amount and does not include estimates (if applicable) from above.
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Total Active Agreements
$88,219,875
Total Amount Rebated
12,807
Total Jobs Created to Date
$6,035,830,389
Total Capital Investments To Date
Historical Data
The data outlined in the chart below demonstrates the total tax rebates or abatements, as well as the total number of active agreements by year for the last five completed fiscal years.
Abatement and Rebate Agreements Overview
As of Fiscal Year: 2022
The table below provides more detail about each of the agreements. As you view the data below and the Agreements themselves, please be mindful of these
Monitoring Performance
Travis County Economic Development staff monitor performance annually.The graphic below outlines the schedule for tracking performance.

Compliance Review Outline
- January 1 - March 30: Review Agreements to prepare for review of upcoming Performance Year requirements as specified in the Agreements
- March 31 - April 30: Annual Reports due from Companies (March 31) as specified in the Agreements.
- May 1 - August 15: Meet with Companies to review submitted documentation and conduct an audit of documentation.
- August 15 - October 1: Review all documents to determine final compliance with Agreement terms.
- October 1 - October 31: If Companies achieved compliance for the Performance Year specified in the Agreements, County rebate payment is due to Companies by October 31.
- November 1 - December 31: Transparency Portal is updated with data for the Payment Year.