Texas House approves $1.5 billion film tax incentive

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Monday, the Texas House voted 114-26 to pass Senate Bill 22, which provides tax breaks for films shot in Texas. $300 million will be allocated to the program every other year for the next ten years -- a cumulative $1.5 billion investment.

"Members, this is (the) make Texas film industry great again bill," Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi shouted as he started to lay out SB 22 on Sunday night. His loud remarks after the House spent nearly four hours discussion...