Tax increment financing (TIF) is a public financing tool that uses increased property tax revenue within a designated area—a TIF district—for redevelopment projects. In Texas, a TIF district is called a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). TIRZs are governed by Chapter 311 of the Tax Code.
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An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
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