Comanche County begins review of tax abatement application for proposed Downing AI data center
An applicant (Innomatrix/Ming Chen) filed a Chapter 312 tax abatement application on July 13, 2026 for an AI data center site in Downing, TX between Comanche and De Leon. The Comanche County Commissioners Court took up the matter at its July 27, 2026 meeting, beginning the formal abatement review process under the county's 2023 Tax Abatement Guidelines, which require a noticed public hearing (earliest expected mid-to-late August 2026) before any vote. County officials and Comanche Electric Cooperative Association representatives have publicly discussed the deal, noting that without a signed abatement the site is more likely to become a cryptocurrency mining operation rather than an AI facility.
View source ↗- Jul 27, 2026 Introduced on agenda — An applicant (Innomatrix/Ming Chen) filed a Chapter 312 tax abatement application on July 13, 2026 for an AI data center site in Downing, TX between Comanche and De Leon. The Comanche County Commissioners Court took up the matter at its July 27, 2026 meeting, beginning the formal abatement review process under the county's 2023 Tax Abatement Guidelines, which require a noticed public hearing (earliest expected mid-to-late August 2026) before any vote. County officials and Comanche Electric Cooperative Association representatives have publicly discussed the deal, noting that without a signed abatement the site is more likely to become a cryptocurrency mining operation rather than an AI facility. source