The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a list of census tracts eligible for designation under the Opportunity Zone 2.0 program. The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office has released an updated map of eligible tracts to assist with the community nomination process which is active through June 26, 2026.
Under Opportunity Zone 2.0, state governors will be able to nominate 25% of their respective state’s eligible census tracts (a total of up to 605 tracts under current eligibility) every ten years for U.S. Treasury certification as Opportunity Zone tracts.
For a tract to be eligible, the median family income (MFI) of the tract must by less than 70% of the state/metro MFI. Additionally, a tract can be eligible if the tract poverty rate is greater than or equal to 20% and MFI is less than or equal to 125% of state/metro MFI.
The map of eligible tracts can be found here. The nomination packet can be downloaded here. More information can be found on the Federal Opportunity Zones in Texas webpage.
The full communication from the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office can be found here.
