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Travis County to withhold part of Tesla tax rebate Electric car manufacturer Tesla will receive less of a tax rebate than initially expected from Travis County due to “partial noncompliance” with the performance-based agreement. Since 2020, the county has promised Tesla
$5M wastewater treatment facility contract approved Liberty Hill is moving forward with new infrastructure to treat wastewater that will be reused for irrigation within Santa Rita Ranch. The details City Council approved a $5 million contract Feb. 25 with engineering rm Garver for nal design and construction of the North Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant. Funding for the nal design and build-out will come from the city’s wastewater impact fees and a 2026 special revenue bond, accord- ing to city documents. Construction of the facility is scheduled to be completed by spring 2029. Director of Public Works Jacob Parsons said he expects it will serve other developments in the future.
millions in tax incentives to build Giga Texas—a 10-million-square-foot electric car manufacturing plant near Del Valle. At an April 7 meeting, the Travis County Com- missioners Court voted to withhold 9% of funds allocated for 2020-22 after receiving “incomplete documentation” from the Colorado River Project, a subsidiary company of Tesla, County Judge Andy
Tesla ocially moved its headquarters to the Austin- area gigafactory in December 2021.
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and up to an 80% rebate for investments beyond $2 billion. Tesla was projected to receive a $14.65 million rebate over 10 years, according to initial county estimates from 2020. A Travis County spokesperson said the county has not yet calculated how much of a rebate Tesla will receive for 2020-22.
Under the agreement, Tesla would receive a 70% rebate on its maintenance and operations property taxes for the rst $1.09 billion invested through Giga Texas. The company could receive up to a 75% rebate for investments beyond $1.09 billion
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