How the business community fared during 87th Texas Legislature
The 87th Texas Legislature began with a wave of uncertainty. Lawmakers faced a potential multibillion-dollar budget shortfall. The Covid-19 pandemic was still raging, and vaccines weren’t yet widely available. Lobbyists faced the prospect of having limited access to the State Capitol. Those dark clouds parted swiftly, and in the end some businesses walked away happy, others disgruntled — as usual. In this special report, we dive into the issues that got the private sector’s attention — technology bans, electricity revamps, disappearing incentives, burdensome regulations and more.
