Corporate welfare, also known as economic development, is widely used throughout Texas and the nation. From local tax abatements to the Export- Import Bank, governments provide billions of dollars each year in benefits to businesses in an attempt to improve the outcomes of the marketplace. In Texas alone, tax abatements, renewable energy subsidies, development incentives, and direct payments total more than $2 billion annually.
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Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure: Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery from Natural Disasters and State Actor and Terrorist Attacks
Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure: Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery from Natural Disasters and State Actor and Terrorist Attacks By: The Honorable Chuck DeVore Download the full research paper here. Key Points Texas’s critical infrastructure remains vulnerable to natural disasters and attacks. The federal government largely abandoned civil defense 50 years ago. Should key elements of Texas’s...
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