Resources
Economic Development Tip Sheets and Reports
Need Help?For additional information, contact a regional representative in the Comptroller’s Economic Development and Analysis Division at (800) 531-5441, ext. 3-4679, or at (512) 463-4679.
Special Assessments and Other Incentives
Neighborhood Empowerment Zones
Chapter 378, Local Government Code
A Neighborhood Empowerment Zone is a designated area within a municipality that is created to promote one or more of the following:
- Affordable housing;
- An increase in economic development;
- An increase in the quality of social services, education or public safety; or
- The rehabilitation of affordable housing in the zone.




