Author: Mike Christen

The size of the Texas civilian workforce has surpassed 15 million for the first time, a symbolic level underscoring the continued population growth of the state.

Business leaders say there is a lot to celebrate following the end of the 88th Texas Legislature’s regular session: “On every metric that a business would look at, Texas is going to be more competitive than it was before this session, when we were alre…

Chapter 403 gives Texas school districts the ability to cap the taxable value of a property for up to 10 years, potentially saving companies millions or even billions of dollars over a decade. Click through to read more about how the incentives work.

Pending one more signature, companies seeking to make multimillion-dollar or multibillion-dollar investments in Texas will soon have a new way to access tax breaks. Chapter 403 is the new Chapter 313 — an incentives program breaks based on school prope…

Texas’ upcoming investment in broadband internet could generate billions in revenue for the state and create thousands of new job opportunities for those living in rural communities.

Senate Bill 147 would have limited land purchases by citizens of nations listed on an annual federal threat assessment — currently China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. But the proposal did not make it through the recently ended legislative session. Inc…

Texas lawmakers appear ready to revive a school property tax abatement program intended to lure major corporate projects to the state. State senators on May 24 voted 27-4 in favor of the Texas Jobs and Security Act, designated as House Bill 5, which wo…

It’s do or die time for a push by Texas lawmakers to revive and revise a school property tax abatement program that has been used to attract major corporate projects to the state. Chapter 313 died in the last legislative session, but an effort to creat…

Texas lawmakers approved the creation of the Texas Space Commission and the Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, two organizations aimed at fostering growth in the space and defense industry. The legislation heads next to the desk of Gov. G…

Texas lawmakers have approved legislation that establishes a new court specifically for large businesses in Texas. It’s an effort to make the state more business-friendly. What kinds of lawsuits will it cover? How will judges be picked? Is this unusual…