US EditionTexas House Passes Film Incentive Bill
- The Texas House passed Senate Bill 22 on Sunday to increase funding for film and television incentives in Texas through 2035.
- The legislation proposes creating a biennial fund of up to $500 million to support Texas’s film and media production industry, though the final budget allocation has yet to be determined.
- Supporters including Matthew McConaughey and Taylor Sheridan say the bill will help Texas compete with other states that currently attract more productions due to better incentives.
- The Texas Film Commission reports a 469% return on investment for the program, but economists and some lawmakers criticize this metric and call film incentives wasteful spending.
- The bill's passage could boost Texas’s media industry and economy, but critics worry about Hollywood’s political influence and the program’s cost, which could reach $2.5 billion over a decade.
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Texas House approves $1.5 billion film tax incentive
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Monday, the Texas House voted 114-26 to pass Senate Bill 22, which provides tax breaks for films shot in Texas. $300 million will be allocated to the program every other year for the next ten years -- a cumulative $1.5 billion investment. "Members, this is (the) make Texas film industry great again bill," Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi shouted as he started to lay out SB 22 on Sunday night. His loud remarks after the Ho…
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