List of Texas Programs

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SUMMARY OF STATE BUSINESS INCENTIVES & PROGRAMS

GRANTS

From public infrastructure projects in non-entitlement communities, to cancer research and laboratory facility construction, many types of grants are available to Texas communities and businesses.

• Cancer Prevention & Research General Obligation Bonds Program
• Defense Economic Readjustment Zone Program (DEAAG)
• Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI)
• Skills Development Fund
• Self-Sufficiency Fund
• Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)
• Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program

TAX INCENTIVES

Texas and local communities offer a variety of tax incentives and innovative solutions for businesses expanding in or relocating to Texas. The following incentives are the most commonly applied offerings.

• Ad Valorem / Property Tax Exemption
• Chapter 380 / 381
• Economic Development & Diversification In-State Tuition for Employees
• Franchise Tax Deduction for Business Relocation
• Media Production Development Zone Program
• Renewable Energy Incentives
• Research & Development Tax Credit
• Sales Tax Exemptions for Media Productions & Facilities
• State Sales and Use Tax Exemption
• Texas Enterprise Zone Program

FINANCING

Texas is committed to providing and facilitating funding for companies and communities with expansion and relocation projects in the state. Asset-based loans for companies, leveraged loans to communities and tax exempt bonds are just a few means of obtaining the capital necessary for a successful project.

• The State of Texas Industrial Revenue Bond Program (IRB)
• The Texas Military Value Revolving Loan Fund (TMVRLF)