Letters to the Editor
Printed in the Austin Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2020
COMMENTARIES
"Few things make my pro-capitalism, pro-democracy head explode faster than watching elected officials approve a mechanism for concentrating public financial benefit into private corporate hands. At the top of the head-exploding list is the corporate welfare of Texas’ shameful Chapter 313 program."
San Antonio Express News: May 19, 2021
Taylor: Texas' shameful Chapter 313 program is the sort of corporate welfare we don't need
"It’s hard to understand how Chapter 313 could be described as an economic development tool that brings investments and jobs to Texas, yet allows school districts to simply waive the jobs requirement."
Dallas Morning News: May 9, 2021
When economic growth does nothing for local schools
A conservative commentary on big solar's money grab from taxpayers and the future of the industry based on political changes. NOTE: Author's name has been withheld due to privacy concerns.
The Houston Chronicle: May 17, 2021
Want real property tax reform? End corporate welfare in Texas
"Texans are regularly expected to bear the burden of billions of dollars in corporate welfare to some of America’s wealthiest companies under the false premise that we’re all benefiting somehow.."
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