Start-up Assistance

Whitehouse EDC is committed to providing top-tier development, infrastructure, and quality of life for its citizens. We achieve this, in part, by driving growth and expansion within the city's economy.


Stimulation of business and commercial activity and the creation and retention of job opportunities within the city of Whitehouse is of our highest priority.

The abatement of property taxes, as authorized by Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code allows us to abate taxes in a reinvestment zone.

Tax abatement will be considered for the following facilities...

If such development will create substantial capital improvements within the City's limits or create additional jobs:

  1. Manufacturing facilities
  2. Distribution facilities
  3. Corporate offices
  4. Research parks
  5. Major tourism attractions
  6. Hotel / Motel facilities
  7. Multi-family dwelling properties
  8. Nursing Care facilities


View our Tax Abatement Resolution.

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ECONOMIC

Incentives

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City of Whitehouse Incentives

  • Infrastructure Assistance
  • Permitting & Inspection Assistance
  • Direct Financial Incentives
  • Capital Investment Incentives
  • City of Whitehouse Tax Abatements
  • Chapter 380 Agreement
  • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ)
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State & Federal Incentives

  • Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)
  • Skills Development Fund
  • Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET)
  • Job Tax Credits
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  • State Enterprise Zone (EZ)
  • Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)
  • Freeport Exemptions


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Why Texas?

  • No personal income tax
  • No corporate income tax
  • Texas corporate franchise (margins) tax is among the lowest in the country at 2% or below
  • Texas is a right-to-work state; both Texas and Whitehouse are largely non-union
  • Texas has one of America’s most equitable legal systems after multiple rounds of TORT reform to protect corporations against frivolous lawsuits
  • Texas has one of America’s most business-friendly regulatory atmospheres

Let’s talk about your project

Tell us about your business! This is for internal analysis and efforts will be made to restrict circulation.

Business Interest Form
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Questions?