Phil King's clean coal bill heads to governor

The bill would extend tax credits of up to $100 million each for the first three companies developing three so-called clean coal plants in Texas.

Despite national environmental groups insisting there's no such thing as "clean coal," several major Texas environmental groups supported the bill, along with the oil & gas lobby. Some background on the bill and King's efforts to pass it throughout this session here and here.

-Aman Batheja

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[Joe Lucas]

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