Agreement 0014215, filed with the Texas Comptroller by HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS.
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| Field | Value & quoted source | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Granting body | HOWARD COUNTY, TEXASHOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS, a Texas political subdivision (hereinafter referred to as “County”) | 1 |
| Contracting entity | LES BESS, LLCLES BESS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation authorized to transact business in Texas (hereinafter referred to as the “Owner”) | 1 |
| Parent / guarantor | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Instrument | Chapter 381 Economic Development Incentive AgreementAgreement. The word “Agreement” means this Chapter 381 Economic Development Incentive Agreement | 2 |
| Governing chapter | Chapter 381, Local Government Code<<<PAGE 1>>> CHAPTER 381 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT This CHAPTER 381 ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS, a Texas political subdivision (hereinafter referred to as “County”), and LES BESS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation authorized to transact business in Texas (hereinafte | — |
| Capital investment | $200,000,000.00$200 Million and No/100 Dollars ($200,000,000.00) | 4 |
| Grant or incentive | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Jobs committed | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Wage requirement | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Square footage | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Acreage | 32.159-acreapproximately 32.159-acre tract of land located in Howard County, Texas | 3 |
| Performance deadline | December 31, 2028Owner covenants and agrees to achieve commencement of commercial operations (hereinafter referred to as “COD”) by no later than December 31, 2028 | 4 |
| Expiration | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Effective date | Not stated in the agreement | — |
| Signatory | Raid StrandRaid Strand | 14 |
| Chain status | Terminal document — no later agreement in the registry names this one as its predecessor | — |
Agreement 0014215 is filed with the Texas Comptroller. Pull the PDF, go to the page number beside any row, and read the sentence. If a figure here does not match the document, tell me and it is corrected the same day.
Where the contract says nothing, the field is left empty rather than filled with a guess.
This is a single agreement. I have read 1,645 of the 4,428 Texas has filed, resolved which have been superseded, and recorded what each commits a company to.
Send me an entity and a county and I will tell you what is on it — quoted, page-cited, checked. Free for the first one.