With 34 Republican candidates in the May runoff elections for the state Legislature, Texas Scorecard asked candidates whether they support ending corporate welfare.

With 34 Republican candidates in the May runoff elections for the state Legislature, Texas Scorecard asked candidates whether they support ending corporate welfare.
Renewed criticism was placed on the 313 program this year, as many of the unreliable wind farms that failed during the February winter storm were beneficiaries.
Conservative activists organize and rally to express priority needs in Texas, yet so-called Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature routinely do the opposite. The House Republican Caucus chairman might be one reason that is the case.
In 2017, the Texas House similarly voted to defund the enterprise fund and later put the funding back.
Think you’re already paying too much in taxes? Just wait.
Lawmakers in both parties voted to defy the Republican and Democrat party platforms on legislation to grant tax breaks to politically connected businesses.
City of Haslet gushed goodies at taxpayers’ expense to bring Amazon to North Texas.
Keller City Council to consider giving businesses tax dollars for something that’s free.
The price to lure the organization here, however, was steep: a head-turning $160 million in various local and state incentives.
Governor Cuomo on Amazon deal: ‘If we do nothing, they’re going to Texas.’