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Why momentum is building behind a 'shell' incentives bill at Texas Capitol

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Why momentum is building behind a 'shell' incentives bill at Texas Capitol

There is a lot of support already behind the Texas Jobs and Security Act, including special attention from the House speaker. The bill could create new economic incentives tules to lure capital investment to the state. But exactly how it’ll work remains to be seen. Critics are concerned the effort is simply a rehash of legislation that died last year: “The impulse of having to get something up quickly is not the right way to move forward.”