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Gov. Greg Abbott vows to exclude renewable energy from any revived economic incentive program

In 2021, the Texas Senate declined to consider a bill extending the program, which discounted local property taxes to lure big companies to the state. It had become plagued with bipartisan accusations of “corporate welfare.”

Wind turbines spin in Central Texas on March 25, 2021.

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