Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Waller County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
5 issues in business jobs
Industrial growth and tax abatements in Twinwood and south Brookshire
Two existing abatement agreements with Twinwood would be expanded to bring in new tenants: Niedax MonoSystems ($2 million in manufacturing equipment) and Vestas ($2.8 million for wind turbine parts distribution) in Twinwood Business Park.
Prairie View A&M University Sesquicentennial
The county formally recognized PVAMU's 150th anniversary. The university is a major economic engine — $1.2 billion a year — and is expanding with a $47 million academic building and a $130 million public health complex.
Tesla enterprise zone nomination in Brookshire
The county is nominating Tesla's Brookshire facility for the state's top-tier (triple jumbo) enterprise zone designation, letting Tesla recapture sales tax on construction materials and equipment. The county spends nothing — it's just the nominating entity — and the program is tied to Tesla hiring workers from low- and moderate-income census tracts.
Igloo Texas Enterprise Zone nomination
The county is nominating Igloo Products for a state sales tax reimbursement program tied to a $5 million investment and ten new jobs, with about 490 existing jobs retained. Because Katy's annexation put Igloo in the city's ETJ, the county needed an interlocal agreement with Katy first.
ADCW manufacturing plant and tax abatement in Waller
A joint venture of A-Legacy Development and Coreworks got a tax abatement to build a plant making cryogenic heat exchangers — equipment only a handful of companies worldwide can produce. The project will triple the workforce with skilled manufacturing jobs, and the company plans to train local high school and Blinn College students.