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EDT (Texas Economic Development) will finalize and submit nominated census tracts…

2026-08-03 · 20:32 UTC ·@DallasAptGP ·0 min read

Brief

Texas Economic Development plans to submit locally nominated census tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by August 17, 2026. Dallas Eco Dev put forward 42 tracts; the Texas Governor is set to announce which statewide tracts will receive Opportunity Zone designation on August 4, 2026.

Why it matters

EDT (Texas Economic Development) will finalize and submit nominated census tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations to the U.S. Treasury by August 17, 2026.

Key details

  • Dallas Eco Dev nominated 42 census tracts for inclusion; the Texas Governor is scheduled to announce the state's selected Opportunity Zone tracts on August 4, 2026 (the day after the post).
Source evidence

UPDATE for Texas Governor’s office. 2 week delay

From the list of eligible tracts nominated by the local communities,  EDT intends to finalize and submit tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations to the U.S. Department of Treasury no later than August 17, 2026.

Barrett Linburg (@DallasAptGP)

Tomorrow, the Texas Governor will announce the census tracts throughout the state that will be Opportunity Zone census tracts for the next decade

Shown in blue are the 42 tracts that Dallas Eco Dev nominated for inclusion

We'll see tomorrow how many make the cut

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