Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 1, 2017 expanding the definition of qualified employment used to determine eligibility for the state sales and use tax exemption for qualifying data center projects. Specifically, the definition of "qualifying job" for purposes of this exemption is expanded to include positions staffed by a third-party employer.

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