Tag Archives: corporations

by Patrick Michels

Free Lunch

Forget about the governor’s slush funds. Texas’ biggest corporate welfare program is one you’ve probably never heard of — and it’s growing every year.

Mon, Mar 14, 2016 |

Texas' largest corporate welfare program lets school districts give away unlimited tax breaks — more than $7 billion so far — with only loose state oversigh...Read More

by Brenda Bell

Shortfall

How an obscure amendment to the state’s property tax code helps corporations leave counties—and citizens—stretched thin.

Wed, Jan 14, 2015 |

How an obscure amendment to the state’s property tax code helps Texas corporations get out of paying property taxes and leaves counties—and citizens—stret...Read More

Oiling the Skids for Chevron in Houston

Perry's Texas Enterprise Fund coughs up $12 million for Chevron.

by Forrest Wilder

Mon, Jul 29, 2013

Chevron is one of the world’s largest corporations, earning more than $240 billion in revenue last year. CEO John Watson raked in almost $25 million in compen...Read More

by Paul Sweeney

Texas’ Corporate Boards Harbor Few Women

Fri, Dec 7, 2012 |

More than half of the boards of directors at Texas’s publicly traded companies lack even a single woman, according to a report by the corporate governance fir...Read More