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Tax abatements & related action
Economic development agreement Under review

Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements with FermiAmerica for data centers and energy generation

The Carson County Commissioners' Court will consider at its October 27, 2025 meeting one or more Chapter 312 property tax abatement agreements with FermiAmerica, LLC for construction and operation of one or more data centers and multiple electrical energy generation units within Reinvestment Zone #12. The Court designated the property as Reinvestment Zone #12 at an August 18, 2025 public hearing, with estimated improvements exceeding $59 billion.

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  1. Oct 27, 2025 Introduced on agenda — The Carson County Commissioners' Court will consider at its October 27, 2025 meeting one or more Chapter 312 property tax abatement agreements with FermiAmerica, LLC for construction and operation of one or more data centers and multiple electrical energy generation units within Reinvestment Zone #12. The Court designated the property as Reinvestment Zone #12 at an August 18, 2025 public hearing, with estimated improvements exceeding $59 billion. source
Economic development agreement Passed

Designation of Reinvestment Zone #12 for FermiAmerica data center project

At a public hearing on August 18, 2025, the Court approved designation of certain property southwest of Panhandle, adjacent to the DOE/NNSA Pantex facility, as Reinvestment Zone #12, making it eligible for Chapter 312 property tax abatement for the FermiAmerica data center and energy generation project.

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  1. Aug 18, 2025 Vote — passed — At a public hearing on August 18, 2025, the Court approved designation of certain property southwest of Panhandle, adjacent to the DOE/NNSA Pantex facility, as Reinvestment Zone #12, making it eligible for Chapter 312 property tax abatement for the FermiAmerica data center and energy generation project. source
Economic development agreement Passed

Carson County Reinvestment Zone 13 designation for power generation and data centers

Carson County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution designating Reinvestment Zone 13 under Texas Property Tax Code Chapter 312 for commercial-industrial tax abatement covering renewable and conventional power generation and behind-the-meter uses including data centers. The zone takes effect November 10, 2025 for a five-year period, renewable for an additional five years, following a public hearing held November 10, 2025.

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  1. Nov 10, 2025 Vote — passed — Carson County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution designating Reinvestment Zone 13 under Texas Property Tax Code Chapter 312 for commercial-industrial tax abatement covering renewable and conventional power generation and behind-the-meter uses including data centers. The zone takes effect November 10, 2025 for a five-year period, renewable for an additional five years, following a public hearing held November 10, 2025. source
Economic development agreement Passed

Carson County Commissioners Court approves tax abatement agreement and Foreign Trade Subzone application for Fermi America’s Project Matador data center/energy complex

Carson County commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 27, 2025 to approve a tax abatement agreement with Fermi America and Fermi's application to be designated a Foreign Trade Subzone, covering the company's multi-phase data center and power generation campus (dubbed 'Project Matador') near Pantex. The abatement ties payments to megawatts of power generated and square footage built, and includes provisions on noise, road use, and EMS/fire training. The vote followed roughly an hour of public comment from residents raising water-use, environmental, and transparency concerns.

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  1. Oct 27, 2025 Vote — passed — Carson County commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 27, 2025 to approve a tax abatement agreement with Fermi America and Fermi's application to be designated a Foreign Trade Subzone, covering the company's multi-phase data center and power generation campus (dubbed 'Project Matador') near Pantex. The abatement ties payments to megawatts of power generated and square footage built, and includes provisions on noise, road use, and EMS/fire training. The vote followed roughly an hour of public comment from residents raising water-use, environmental, and transparency concerns. source
Economic development agreement Active

Yellow Rose Reinvestment Zone No. 13 and Abatement Agreement

Public notices reference the Yellow Rose Reinvestment Zone Number 13 and an associated tax abatement agreement.

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  1. — Other — Public notices reference the Yellow Rose Reinvestment Zone Number 13 and an associated tax abatement agreement. source
Economic development agreement Active

Abatement Agreement with Fermi Incorporated

Public notices reference an abatement agreement with Fermi Incorporated, a company associated with large-scale data center/power development.

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  1. — Other — Public notices reference an abatement agreement with Fermi Incorporated, a company associated with large-scale data center/power development. source