After the Texas Legislature chose not to extend a massive corporate welfare program last year, House Speaker Dade Phelan says the Legislature will work to bring the controversial program back. Phelan made the comments at a meeting of the Texas Oil and Gas...
After the Texas Legislature chose not to extend a massive corporate welfare program, one Republican lawmaker has filed a bill during the current special session in an attempt to push back the program’s expiration. Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code allows school...
It’s not often that the Republican and Democrat parties of Texas agree. But on Monday, the rare opportunity presented itself as the Texas House considered legislation to extend corporate welfare in the state. Known in political speak as Chapter 313 tax abatements, the...
