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Bryan City Council designates RELLIS Reinvestment Zone No. 2 for data‑center tax abatement
Summary
The Bryan City Council voted unanimously to designate RELLIS Reinvestment Zone No. 2 under Tax Code chapter 312 to enable future ad valorem tax abatement for a proposed data‑center site.
The Bryan City Council voted unanimously to designate RELLIS Reinvestment Zone No. 2 on a 25‑acre tract near the James F. Curtis Apps survey, a step the city said would allow future ad valorem tax abatement for a proposed data center.
Council members approved the designation after a public hearing with no registered speakers. The ordinance references Texas Tax Code chapter 312 as the enabling authority for creation of reinvestment zones and future tax abatement agreements.
Councilmember [unnamed] moved to approve the designation; the motion was seconded and carried without opposition. The council did not receive public comment for the item at the meeting.
City staff said the matter had been discussed during the prior executive session and that a presentation could be provided if the council desired; none was requested during the hearing.
The designation itself does not grant an abatement; it creates a geographic zone the city can use when negotiating future ad valorem tax abatement agreements for qualifying development within that zone.
The item was taken up as part of the council’s public hearings and regular business and passed unanimously.
