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Podcast: The Stream Panther
Episode: Hollywood South? Texas Rolls Out $1.5B in Film Incentives
Description: In this episode, we report on Texas’s newly expanded film and TV incentive program, which commits $150 million annually through 2035. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the legislation to boost production grants by $100 million every two years, bringing total subsidies to $1.5 billion. Eligible projects with budgets over $1.5 million can receive 25 % of qualified in-state spending, plus additional uplifts for rural shoots, veteran hires, workforce development, and faith-based or family-friendly content. The program requires 60 % of shooting to occur in Texas and gradually raises the in-state crew threshold to 50 % by 2031. ...