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Tax Guides

Use the following guides to determine how to use various provisions of the Texas Tax Code and Local Government Code to fund infrastructure improvements and economic development projects in your area.

• Tax-Related State and Local Economic Development Programs, July 2019 (PDF)
• Economic Development Sales Tax, March 2020 (PDF)
• County Assistance District Tax, January 2020 (PDF)
• Local Sales Tax Options, January 2020 (PDF)
• Municipal Sales and Use Tax For Street Maintenance, January 2020 (PDF)
• Sports and Community Venue Tax, January 2020 (PDF)
• Using Sales Tax to Reduce the Property Tax Rate, January 2020 (PDF)
• Library District Sales Tax, March 2020 (PDF)
• Tax Abatements: An Economic Development Tool for Cities, February 2018 (PDF)
• Tax Increment Financing: Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (Chapter 311), February 2018 (PDF)

Notifications

• Retailers’ Guide to the Sales Tax Exemption for Commercial Agricultural and Timber Operations

Publications

• Texas Health Care Spending Report, Fiscal 2015 (PDF)
• Funding the State Water Plan Through the SWIFT Program, May 2016 (PDF)
• Biennial Economic Development Corporation Reports
• Individual EDC Reports
• Biennial Texas Economic Development Act (Chapter 313) Reports
• Biennial Property Tax Abatement Reports
• Biennial Tax Increment Financing Reports
• Manufacturing Development in Texas (HB 2482 Report)
• Texas State Expenditures by County

Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the material on this page, please contact the Comptroller’s Data Analysis and Transparency Division.