Tesla is seeking Texas tax incentives for a proposed $10.1 billion solar manufacturing facility in Fort Bend County near Houston, even as Tesla and SpaceX advance Terafab, a separate semiconductor project in Grimes County whose first phase is valued at more than $16.8 billion. The solar proposal, known internally as "Project Crystal Sun," would span about 3,000 acres near Richmond, employ up to 1,147 construction workers at peak, target commercial production in the first quarter of 2029 and support 9,712 permanent jobs at full capacity. State filings say Tesla is requesting a 10-year property-tax cap through the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation program, arguing the incentives are needed to keep the site competitive with at least one unnamed out-of-state alternative. Records cited in the reports say the solar project would allocate about $1.5 billion to buildings and land improvements and $8.6 billion to equipment. The plant is designed as a vertically integrated solar manufacturing hub handling much of the process under one roof, including ingot and wafer manufacturing, coating, electrical connection printing and final cell testing in automated cleanroom environments, reducing reliance on overseas suppliers. Separately, construction is underway on Terafab Texas, a roughly 100 million-square-foot chip complex being developed jointly by Tesla and SpaceX in Grimes County. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said the first phase represents more than $16.8 billion in capital investment and 3,000 new jobs, while a newer report said the full buildout could reach $119 billion. The companies have said the facility is intended to produce AI-oriented logic and memory chips for Tesla products including Full Self-Driving hardware, Optimus robots and Cybercab robotaxis, as well as SpaceX operations. Reports also said the project has drawn local concerns over water use from Gibbons Creek Reservoir and that Intel has been cited as a possible process-technology contributor, though any partnership details remain undefined.