TXMPA Says Incentives Are Working

TXMPA President Don Stokes recently sent a letter to its members about the projected shortfall in our state's budget and its leadership is already meeting with key legislators to make them fully aware of the successes of the program. To assist them in effectively conveying the message, they have contracted with an advocacy firm Greenburg Traurig, LLP and Lawrence Collins.

Upcoming plans for Lobby Day 2011 are already underway to build upon the success from previous lobby days. Stokes also states:

"To date, our state incentive program has generated over $610 million dollars in new in-state spending and has accounted for over 55,000 jobs for Texans. An independent economic impact study will show how this equates in actual dollars returned to the state. We feel confident that our program and this report will prove the viability of our efforts. Still, we need to make improvements to the program in order to grow and spread the work across the entire state."

Currently, TXMPA is enjoying an all time high in membership, but it only represents a small fraction of industry professionals across the state. It needs more financial resources to see through the legislative session and they are encouraging you, friends, colleagues and everyone in the industry to be a paid member.

The 82nd Texas Legislative session begins January 11, 2011.