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Tom Green County approves tax abatement for Cold Creek Solar project
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a tax abatement order for Cold Creek Solar LLC covering about 1,110 acres in Precinct 4 and roughly $120 million in proposed property improvements; county officials said the project includes a substation in the county and remains contingent on interconnection and road-mitigation details.
Tom Green County's Commissioners Court voted to approve an order on March 11, 2025, adopting the proposed form of a tax abatement agreement with Cold Creek Solar LLC under the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code. The company proposes about $120,000,000 in property improvements on land in a consolidated reinvestment zone spanning roughly 1,110 acres in Precinct 4, west of Highway 277 and south of Duff Road.
Cold Creek representatives updated the court on project timing and infrastructure. Whitney Rubin, with Cold Creek Solar LLC, said, "We are finalizing everything with the local utility, LCRA, and hope to have our interconnection agreement signed any day now." Rubin also noted the company would share construction timing and plans for a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting once details are finalized.
The court held a public hearing on the proposed abatement; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. County officials discussed site boundaries and local impacts, including that the project's utility switchyard (substation) will be in Tom Green County and that approximately 1,100 of the project's 5,400-acre site lie in the county. Commissioners and staff also said they had negotiated mitigation for county-road use and potential washouts associated with heavy rains.
A motion to approve the order was made, seconded and approved by the court. The tax-abatement order moves forward subject to the terms of the agreement and the developer's remaining regulatory and utility approvals.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the project will bring a pilot payment agreement and payments to the school district, local construction jobs and long-term property improvements. County staff and developers both noted the agreement is part of a multi-year negotiation and remains dependent on final interconnection and site mitigation arrangements.
Next steps: County staff and Cold Creek Solar said they will return updates on the interconnection agreement, construction schedule and any required local permits or road-mitigation measures.
