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Commissioners adopt option B to broaden eligibility for county economic incentives
Summary
Court amended its economic workforce and heritage tourism policy to allow businesses to qualify by either employee count or annual gross revenue (option B), a change staff and commissioners said would close eligibility gaps for high‑revenue, low‑headcount firms.
The Commissioners Court voted to adopt an amendment to the county's economic workforce and heritage tourism development policy that changes business-size classifications for incentive programs. Staff presented two options; the court approved Option B, which allows a business to qualify by meeting either the employee-count threshold or an annual gross revenue threshold, and directs staff to evaluate measurable local economic contributions as part of the application review.
"Option b allows those businesses to be considered without being excluded solely because they do not set satisfy both requirements," Economic Development staff member Zonia Sigala said while explaining how Option B closes gaps that had excluded certain aerospace and high-revenue micro businesses. Supporters said the change provides the county greater flexibility to target local employers the court has prioritized.
