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Tag Archives: Texas Enterprise Fund

Chapter 313 cover illustration

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 Bill Minutaglio

To Each According to Greed: Rick Perry, Toyota and the Texas Enterprise Fund

Thu, Jun 12, 2014 |

The Texas Enterprise Fund is an under-scrutinized program that Texas’ mainstream media routinely ignores....Read More

by Forrest Wilder

Rick Perry Seeks to Keep Details of Toyota Incentives Secret

Sun, Jun 1, 2014 |

Rick Perry’s office refuses to release any information about the $40 million it’s offering Toyota to relocate to Texas, despite providing the Observer with ...Read More

Rick Perry

by Forrest Wilder

Rick Perry Wasted $40 Million on Toyota

Fri, May 2, 2014 |

Rick Perry gave Toyota $40 million to relocate to Texas from California but a company executive says Toyota was coming anyway....Read More

Rick Perry

by Forrest Wilder

The Future of ‘Corporate Welfare’ in Texas after Rick Perry

Thu, Apr 24, 2014 |

Legislators are considering what to do with Rick Perry's big corporate subsidy funds that have been plagued by charges of cronyism and inefficiency....Read More

An artist rendering depicts a new Chevron tower (left).

by Forrest Wilder

How Chevron Plans to Spend $12 Million in Taxpayer Money

Thu, Nov 21, 2013 |

In June, Gov. Rick Perry announced that Chevron would be handed a $12 million grant to build a new office tower in Houston. Documents show that Chevron plans to...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

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