City Council Meeting | October 27, 2026

The October 27, 2026, Fort Worth City Council meeting included a major economic-development decision: Council approved a proposed 10-year tax abatement of up to 65% of incremental real- and business-personal-property taxes for Atern Z Semiconductor Testing Corporation, a Texas subsidiary of Taiwan-based KYEC. The company plans a minimum $1.3 billion investment at an existing facility at 273 West Everman Parkway, including about $1 billion in real-property improvements and $300 million in business personal property, and a minimum of 630 full-time jobs with an average annual salary of $80,000. Staff estimated the incentive’s value at $50 million and projected $26.8 million in net city tax revenue over the agreement term ($19.6 million in today’s dollars). The proposed facility would conduct semiconductor testing and research, including clean-room operations. Residents raised concerns about resource use, environmental effects, job commitments, and the relationship to data centers; council approved the item following the public hearing. No competitive solicitation or contract award was identified.

Council also approved consent-agenda items and several appointments or reappointments to boards and commissions; the transcript does not provide enough detail to identify related spending decisions. Public comment included a claim of roughly $1 million in water-line work and a request to reconsider the city’s Flock camera contract when it expires, but neither resulted in a procurement action during this meeting. Announcements included progress on a fire station/community center project expected to open in early 2028 and discussion of the upcoming downtown library, but no related purchasing approvals were recorded.