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Cooke County court backs resolution asking governor to nominate Opportunity Zones
Summary
The Gainesville city manager asked the commissioners to support nominating eligible Cooke County census tracts for federal Opportunity Zone designation; the court unanimously approved a resolution urging the governor to nominate the tracts before the July 2026 recommendation deadline.
The Cooke County Commissioner's Court unanimously approved a resolution urging the governor to nominate eligible Cooke County census tracts as Qualified Opportunity Zones.
Gary, the Gainesville city manager (name not fully specified in the transcript), told the court that Opportunity Zones are a federal tax program meant to encourage long-term private…
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