Tag Archives: Texas Enterprise Fund
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.
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
To Each According to Greed: Rick Perry, Toyota and the Texas Enterprise Fund
The Texas Enterprise Fund is an under-scrutinized program that Texas’ mainstream media routinely ignores....Read More
Rick Perry Seeks to Keep Details of Toyota Incentives Secret
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 Wasted $40 Million on Toyota
Rick Perry gave Toyota $40 million to relocate to Texas from California but a company executive says Toyota was coming anyway....Read More
The Future of ‘Corporate Welfare’ in Texas after Rick Perry
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
How Chevron Plans to Spend $12 Million in Taxpayer Money
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.
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