Critics of the Chapter 313 corporate tax incentive program say it lacks accountability and is burdensome to taxpayers in the state.

The point of gathering that data, Bryan said, “was to evaluate the impact of proposed legislative changes each session. With the expiration of the program, there is no longer a need to estimate the impact of legislative changes to a program.”

A new fieldhouse at G-PISD is on the horizon thanks to supplemental payments received as a result of existing Chapter 313 agreements paid to Gregory-Portland ISD from local industry.

Across the chamber, skeptical lawmakers from both parties lined up to ask Murphy about his legislation. They offered amendments that stripped away its new business-friendly provisions and even proposed letting voters approve each tax break — a move that was unheard of in the history of Chapter 313, which is named after its place in…

Texas’ largest corporate tax incentive program is at risk of expiring after state lawmakers missed a critical deadline and failed to advance a bill that would have extended the $10 billion program for another two years.