By Mike Morris, John Tedesco
Houston Chronicle
Originally published Jan. 28, 2022
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is backing away from a proposal to reduce the information his office collects on the state’s largest corporate incentive program amid an avalanche of criticism from Texans concerned about the future cost to the state.
Hundreds of residents and some lawmakers submitted comments on the proposal after Hegar’s office made it public in November – and nearly all of them opposed the idea.
“I’m not going to adopt it as proposed,” Hegar said Friday. “The data that people are concerned about or want is still going to be available.”