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After 20 years, the state’s most lucrative corporate welfare program comes to an end.
Oil and gas, manufacturing, and other industries have been clear that Chapter 313 must continue, but in an unexpected twist, the program ran into heavy resistance this legislative session. AP Photo/Eric Gay
After 20 years, the state’s most lucrative corporate welfare program comes to an end.
Oil and gas, manufacturing, and other industries have been clear that Chapter 313 must continue, but in an unexpected twist, the program ran into heavy resistance this legislative session. AP Photo/Eric Gay
Justin Miller
Jun 9, 2021, 6:00 am CST
In 2001, state lawmakers and business leaders warned that the state’s high property tax rates were discouraging corporations from locating big projects in Texas. At the time,