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Ellis County adopts new tax-abatement guidelines, sets $50 million threshold for new projects
Summary
The Ellis County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted new tax-abatement guidelines on Oct. 28, 2025, raising minimum investment thresholds to $50 million for new projects and $25 million for existing projects seeking additional incentives, and adding tighter screening for data centers and other large electrical users.
The Ellis County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a new set of tax-abatement guidelines on Oct. 28, 2025, raising the minimum investment required for a county-level abatement and adding screening provisions for large electricity-using projects such as data centers.
Under the new policy approved by the court, a new project must commit at least $50,000,000 in real or business personal property to be eligible for a county abatement; existing projects seeking additional incentive treatment must show at least $25,000,000 in new investment. The county may offer abatements of up to 50% where those thresholds are met.
The change, presented by county staff at a public hearing, responds to a surge in requests for abatements and aims to narrow the field of proposals that require detailed court review. "We have four times as many requests right now as we've had in the last 15 years," a county staff member said during the discussion. The…
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