Speaker Dade Phelan focuses on economic, workforce development in second batch of 2023 priorities [Video]

Last week, Phelan announced his first batch of priorities, which included expanding Medicaid for new mothers and repealing the “tampon tax.”

AUSTIN, Texas — On Tuesday, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced more of his legislative priorities for this session. This time, he focused on bills that are aimed at economic and workforce development.

Phelan, a Republican from Beaumont who is in his second term as speaker of the House, expressed his support for three bills in particular: House Bill 5, House Bill 8 and House Bill 19.

House Bill 5, filed by Rep. Todd Hunter, is also known as the “Texas Jobs & Security Act.” Under the bill, incentives would be targeted and temporary in attracting “large-scale, capital-intensive projects related to the manufacturing, national security and energy infrastructure industries,” according to a release from Phelan’s office. The bill would also provide taxpayers transparency into “how those state incentive dollars are used, the number of jobs created and the full economic impact …

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