Film Subsidies

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Don’t Hollywood My Texas: Why Legislators Should Reject Giving $2.5 Billion of Taxpayer Money to Hollywood

When the Texas House of Representatives come to order on Sunday, May 25, one of the first bills it will consider is Senate Bill 22 (SB 22), which creates a brand new fund called the “Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive…

Commentary

It is Time to End Hollywood Handouts

Testimony on HB 4568 The 79th Texas Legislature established the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP), also known as the Film Incentive Program, in 2005. Since then, star-struck legislators have thrown well over $100 million of Texas taxpayer money…