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Texas fossil fuel fealty could cost firefighters like me
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Dallas Morning News
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Glynn, M.
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05/11/2024
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Financial investments; Firefighters; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Permanent School Fund; Public retirement systems
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Pro-ESG group pushes against ban
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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05/09/2024
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Abbott, Greg; BlackRock; Business climate; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Patrick, Dan
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MUNICIPAL BONDS: Paxton continues hunting boycotts
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Dallas Morning News
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Moran, D.
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05/02/2024
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Attorney General of Texas; Boycotts; Municipal bonds; Paxton, Ken
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Advice to BlackRock: Attack the problem, not your customer
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Dallas Morning News
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Rowling, R.
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04/25/2024
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1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Permanent School Fund
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Texas muni borrowers decry laws restricting banks
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Dallas Morning News
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Albright, A.
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04/17/2024
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Environmental, Social, and Governance
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Texas Board of Education puts oil and gas firms ahead of kids, hurting their finances and future
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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03/27/2024
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Business climate; Economic impact; Education, Texas State Board of; Financial investments; Investment of public funds; Kinsey, Aaron; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Permanent School Fund
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Texas' decision to pull $8.5B from BlackRock driven by profits, not anti-ESG law
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Houston Chronicle
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McKinley, E.
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03/25/2024
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Foreign investments; Investment of public funds; Kinsey, Aaron; Maynard, Tom; Permanent School Fund
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Texas Permanent School Fund fund pulls $8.5B from firm
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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03/20/2024
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Patrick, Dan; Permanent School Fund
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Texas Permanent School Fund pulls $8.5B from BlackRock over fossil fuel boycott concerns
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San Antonio Express News
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McKinley, E.
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03/20/2024
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Education, Texas State Board of; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hardy, Patricia 'Pat'; Investment of public funds; Kinsey, Aaron; Perez-Diaz, Marisa; Permanent School Fund
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Study: Anti-ESG laws cost taxpayers $270M
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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03/19/2024
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Municipal bonds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Texas Association of Business
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A Texas law geared to help energy, firearms industries comes at multimillion-dollar cost
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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03/14/2024
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Bonds; Business loans; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken
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Big banks back down in climate fight after Texas lawmakers blacklist them for 'woke' capitalism
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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02/28/2024
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; BlackRock; Boycotts; Christian, Wayne; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken
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Texas lawmakers target large 'climate-friendly' banks — and avoiding boycotts won't stop them
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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02/25/2024
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Boycotts; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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Texas started a war against 'anti-fossil fuel' banks. It could cost taxpayers $22 billion.
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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02/21/2024
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Boycotts; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken; School bonds
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Dan Patrick partners with BlackRock on summit after calling for Texas to boycott firm
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Dallas Morning News
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Jankowski, P.
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01/28/2024
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1 TX bill
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Electricity transmission and distribution; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Patrick, Dan; Schwertner, Charles; Texas Energy Fund
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Conservative Texas’ big government social agenda
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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01/10/2024
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Bond underwriters; Corporate governance; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Paxton, Ken
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How Texas taxpayers are already paying the price of bad politics
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Dallas Morning News
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Granof, M.
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01/10/2024
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1 TX bill
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Bond underwriters; Bonds; Local government contracts; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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Jamie Dimon Warns Texas to Stop Pushing Anti-Business Laws
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San Antonio Express News
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Moran, D.
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11/03/2023
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Business climate; Financial investments; Guns; Municipal bonds; Oil industry; Paxton, Ken
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Paxton’s office is reviewing Big Banks’ energy policies
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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10/19/2023
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1 TX bill
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Attorney General of Texas; Banks and banking; Boycotts; JPMorgan Chase; Net-Zero Banking Alliance; Paxton, Ken
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The fake ESG threat — Texas coddles oil industry, pretends it’s a principled stand
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Houston Chronicle
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Taylor, M.
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06/04/2023
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Tobacco industry
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Texas’ next ESG target will be insurers: ‘We’re gonna teach them some manners’
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Dallas Morning News
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Schnurman, M.
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03/12/2023
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1 TX bill
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Hughes, Bryan; Insurance industry; Investment of public funds; Isaac, Jason; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Texas Public Policy Foundation
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Texas’ teacher pension fund shed $500M in BlackRock investments over fossil fuel law
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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03/11/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Investment of public funds; Teacher retirement; Teacher Retirement System of Texas
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Texas urges five big pension funds to cut off financial firms ‘boycotting’ fossil fuels
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Dallas Morning News
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Schnurman, M.
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03/05/2023
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Employees Retirement System of Texas; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Kolkhorst, Lois; Patrick, Dan; Permanent School Fund; Public retirement systems; Teacher Retirement System of Texas
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Texas Anti-ESG Push Sharpens as Lawmaker Eyes Insurers, Pensions
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San Antonio Express News
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Hagan, S.
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03/04/2023
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1 TX bill
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Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Hughes, Bryan; Insurance industry; Public retirement systems
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Comptroller urges state fund managers to comply with 2021 law concerning oil and gas "boycotts"
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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02/25/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Public retirement systems
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Texas Has a Warning for Its Pensions: Sever Ties With BlackRock
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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02/24/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Public retirement systems
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Further state-level boycotts of financial firms could come at a steep price
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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01/24/2023
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Municipal bonds; Rosenthal, Jon E.
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The Man Enforcing Texas’ Crackdown on Wall Street Over ESG
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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01/23/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Boycotts; Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Political candidates
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Why financial firms will be keeping an eye on the Texas Legislature
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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01/16/2023
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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BlackRock; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Hegar, Glenn; Hughes, Bryan; Kolkhorst, Lois; Local government contracts; State government contracts
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Republicans’ ESG Fight With Wall Street Clashes in Small Town Texas
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San Antonio Express News
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Moran, D.
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12/15/2022
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1 TX bill
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Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hughes, Bryan; Investment managers; Investment of public funds; Senate Committee on State Affairs
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Texas’ power grid is still broken. Will energy politics get in the way of a fix?
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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12/11/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Electricity transmission and distribution; Natural gas-fired power plants; Patrick, Dan; Public Utility Commission of Texas
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Texas’ ongoing war on free speech, political freedom
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San Antonio Express News
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Taylor, M.
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10/23/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Freedom of speech; Investment of public funds; Social media
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Thumbs: Is Dan Patrick ‘woke’ or just a hypocrite for investing in firm he banned?
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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09/10/2022
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1 TX bill
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Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Patrick, Dan; Seliger, Kel; Whitley, Glen
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Loyalty to guns is costly for Texans
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Austin American Statesman
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Grumet, B.
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09/07/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Bonds; Boycotts; Capriglione, Giovanni; Economic impact; Freedom of speech; Gun hardware and ammunition; Guns; Interest rates; Local government contracts; Municipal bonds; Oil industry; Pflugerville Independent School District; Schwertner, Charles; State comparisons; State government contracts
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Texas bans local, state government entities from doing business with firms that “boycott” fossil fuels
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Austin American Statesman
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Ferman, M.
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08/27/2022
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; County budgets; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Feminine hygiene products; Harris County; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; State government contracts
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Texas ‘boycott’ charge confuses lenders
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San Antonio Express News
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Grieder, E.
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08/26/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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Texas moves to ban firms that ‘boycott’ oil
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Dallas Morning News
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Albright, A.
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08/25/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; State government contracts
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Blackrock, UBS and others on state’s naughty list after “boycotting” oil and gas companies
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Houston Chronicle
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Grieder, E.
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08/25/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Birdwell, Brian; Boycotts; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; State government contracts
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Oil firms struggle to find financing
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Houston Chronicle
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Osborne, J.
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08/20/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Climate change; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Greenhouse gases; Hegar, Glenn; Loans; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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We're rabbis fighting for businesses' free speech even if we don't agree with the cause
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Houston Chronicle
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Hayon, O.
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07/17/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Clergy; Freedom of speech; Gun manufacturers; Israel; Judaism; State government contracts
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Could abortion ban tarnish business-friendly image of Texas?
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Austin American Statesman
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Sechler, B.
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07/03/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Abortion; Business climate; Cain, Briscoe; Corporate governance; Economic impact
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Wells Fargo: Texas energy law a ‘de facto ban’
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Dallas Morning News
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Bl.
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06/18/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Energy policy; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Wells Fargo
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Texas’s Wall Street Showdown Over Gun Laws Costs Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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06/14/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Gun manufacturers; Local government contracts; Municipal bonds
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‘Hell No’: Finance Firms Tell Texas They Don’t Boycott Energy
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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05/20/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas; Energy policy; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; JPMorgan Chase
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Texas laws requiring companies to be politically correct are a bad trend, unconstitutional
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San Antonio Express News
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Taylor, M.
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05/15/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Business climate; Chick-fil-A; DeSantis, Ron; Florida; State government contracts; Walt Disney Company
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Texas’ ‘boycott the boycotters’ law is the ultimate free-market solution
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Midland Reporter Telegram
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Isaac, J.
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04/02/2022
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1 TX bill
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Investment of public funds; Isaac, Jason; Public retirement systems
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Abbott recharges Biden criticism at energy roundtable
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McAllen Monitor
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Campbell, B.
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03/30/2022
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial campaigns
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State’s prohibition of Israel boycott violates Texans’ freedom of speech
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Austin American Statesman
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Amawi, B.
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03/20/2022
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1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Freedom of speech; Hanen, Andrew S.; Israel; Pitman, Robert L.; Russia; Ukraine
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Texas GOP’s ‘Papers Please’ approach to protecting oil and gas
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Dallas Morning News
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Editorial
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03/20/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Christian, Wayne; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Hegar, Glenn; Patrick, Dan; Public retirement systems
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Texas officials identify companies that may run afoul of new law against ‘boycotting’ fossil fuels
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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03/17/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas production; Oil production; Patrick, Dan
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Texas Asks 19 Finance Firms for Details on Fossil-Fuel Stances
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Houston Chronicle
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Hagan, S.
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03/17/2022
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Investment of public funds; Natural gas production; Oil production
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War, climate change and spiking oil prices, just in time for CERAWeek
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Houston Chronicle
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Osborne, J.
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03/06/2022
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1 TX bill
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Conferences; Energy policy; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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Banks’ stance on fossil fuels assailed
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Houston Chronicle
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Wethe, D.
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02/25/2022
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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American Legislative Exchange Council; Banks and banking; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Greenhouse gases; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Texas Public Policy Foundation
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Texas laws aim to protect oil industry, but they threaten state pensions, other funds
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Barton, B.
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12/12/2021
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1 TX bill
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Birdwell, Brian; Boycotts; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Hegar, Glenn; Oil industry; State government contracts
|
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Climate change's trillion-dollar buyers offering huge opportunities
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Houston Chronicle
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Tomlinson, C.
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11/15/2021
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Banks and banking; Climate change; Municipal bonds
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Goldman Sachs joins bank retreat from Texas
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Houston Chronicle
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Moran, D.
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10/12/2021
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1 TX bill
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Banks and banking; Bonds; Goldman Sachs
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24 banks stay in Texas despite ban on gun, oil policy
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San Antonio Express News
|
Bl.
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10/09/2021
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1 TX bill
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Banks and banking; Business climate; Gun laws; Local government contracts; Oil industry; State government contracts
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Banks’ shift to Texas hits snag
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Dallas Morning News
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Albright, A.
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10/06/2021
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1 TX bill
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Banks and banking; Business climate; Goldman Sachs; Gun laws; JPMorgan Chase; Municipal bonds
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Texas Senate needs expert in oil and gas
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Midland Reporter Telegram
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Randle, C.
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10/01/2021
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1 TX bill
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Craddick, Tom; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Patrick, Dan; Seliger, Kel
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Texas lawmakers approve plan to move March primary elections, if necessary
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Houston Chronicle
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Harris, C.
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08/31/2021
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1 TX bill
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Election dates; Huffman, Joan; Redistricting
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Did Texas’ pro-business reputation take big hit?
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Austin American Statesman
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Sechler, B.
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07/04/2021
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1 TX bill
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87th Legislature; Business climate; Guns; Kolkhorst, Lois; Nichols, Robert; Patrick, Dan; Religious conservatives (Politics); Vaccine mandates
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Texas Targets Wall Street in Fight Over ESG Investing
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Houston Chronicle
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Adams-Heard, R.
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06/16/2021
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1 TX bill
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Business climate; Christian, Wayne; Environmental, Social, and Governance; Financial investments; Investment of public funds; Natural gas industry; Oil industry; Railroad Commission of Texas; State government contracts
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GOP-led Texas Legislature wants to deny state work to firms that spurn gun industry
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Dallas Morning News
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Morris, A.
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05/24/2021
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1 TX bill
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Bank of America Corp.; Banks and banking; Birdwell, Brian; Citigroup; Gun manufacturers; Local government contracts; State government contracts
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Texas is fighting back against big businesses that threaten oil, gas jobs
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Cruz, T.
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05/05/2021
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1 TX bill
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Birdwell, Brian; Business climate; Environmental, Social, and Governance; King, Phil; Natural gas industry; Oil industry
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