On Monday, state Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) pitched legislation to revamp the program. "For every dollar paid in a grant, $4.69 is spent in the state, according to the office of the governor ...

Huffman's bill, which now heads to the full Texas Senate, would build on guidelines set under the incentive fund, raising the top-tier base reimbursement rate to 25% from its current rate of 20%.

Texas' incentive fund, created in 2007, has created 189,000 Texas jobs and produced $2.5 billion in in-state spending, Huffman said. According to the state’s Texas Film Commission, figures show ...

Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson lobby Texas lawmakers for $500 million in movie, ... over $2.5 billion in in-state spending and 189,000 Texas jobs created.,” said Huffman.

Matthew McConaughey told a panel of Texas lawmakers Monday that, after 33 years in the film industry, one of his only regrets is not making more films in his home state.

The Texas Senate Committee on Finance heard testimony from special guest Matthew McConaughey on Senate Bill 22, which would set aside $500 million every two years for the next 10 years for the &#82… ...

Woody Harrelson, left, and Matthew McConaughey, right, starred in an ad pushing for an increase to the Texas film incentives program.(Vince Bucci / Vince Bucci/Invision/AP) “This industry’s ...