Commissioners Court, January 20, 2026
Approves Economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM), unanimous
What happened
The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved authorizing staff to negotiate an economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) for a $200 million, 500,000 sq ft (two-phase to 1M sq ft) electrical equipment manufacturing campus at Brooks Glob…
- Jurisdiction
- Bexar County, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 15
Economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM)
Authorization to negotiate a tax abatement / economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) for a new 500,000 sq ft manufacturing facility (expandable to 1M sq ft in two phases) at Brooks Global Crossing in Precinct 4. Total investment $200M ($120M real property, $80M personal property), estimated 2,960 new jobs, base hourly wage $18.27, average salary $53,073. Recommended incentive: 10-year 70% tax abatement on $80M personal property, estimated value $1,547,454. Requires exception to minimum job requirements and living/all-industry wage guidelines. Moved by Commissioner Calvert, seconded by Commissioner Rodriguez.
- Approval of an exception to the minimum job requirements contained in tax abatement guidelines
- exception to living wage / all-industry wage requirements (base wage $18.27 vs. required $20.18 living wage / $21.34 all-industry wage; 90% of employees will be at or above all-industry wage)
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Bexar County Commissioners Court approved authorizing staff to negotiate an economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) for a $200 million, 500,000 sq ft (two-phase to 1M sq ft) electrical equipment manufacturing campus at Brooks Glob…
Key Decisions (15)
Economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM)
Amendment to administrative policy 8 part 1 - purchasing thresholds
Blanco Road Phase 3 roadway construction contract to Dan Williams Company
Third amendment to supply agreement with NAPA Auto Parts (IBS)
Purchase of 25 vehicles for Sheriff's Office
Emergency vehicle equipment purchase - Dana Safety Supply
Grant agreement with San Antonio Food Bank
Personal service agreement with Jonathan Holler (Precinct 4)
FLSA overtime payment and budget transfer (Sheriff's Office)
Interlocal agreement with NEISD for Wilshire facility - law enforcement training
SART biennial report acceptance
Judge Sakai contribution to outside agencies
Ratification of cyber liability insurance agreement
Professional services agreement for legal representation
McDonough Plaza Park construction agreement with Spaw Glass Contractors
Development Activity (4)
IEM San Antonio manufacturing campus
Industrial
Blanco Road Phase 3 roadway project
Infrastructure
McDonough Plaza Park construction project
Other
Wilshire facility law enforcement training center (NEISD)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Industrial Electric Manufacturing's $200M, 1M sq ft two-phase electrical equipment…
Infrastructure
Completion of Blanco Road Phase 3 (four-lane expansion to county…
Sentiment
County staff and commissioners emphasized faster, more nimble procurement (threshold…
Who Spoke (42)
On the record: the chair, a commissioner, 4 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, 8 witnesses, and 9 members of the public.
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