STATE OF TEXAS...
STATE OF TX OPENREP. JIM
MCGOVERN (D-MASSACHUSETTS):
YOU COME TO A BILL THAT'S
GONNA RIP HEALTH CARE AWAY
FROM TENS OF MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE. HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?
JOSH: A HIGH-STAKES VOTE OVER
HEALTH CARE BRINGS PASSIONS TO
A BOIL IN THE U.S. HOUSE...
REP. DOUG COLLINS (R-GEORGIA):
IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
MISLEADING THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, IT STARTED 7 YEARS AGO
AND IT ENDS TODAY. IT ENDS
TODAY.JOSH: THE VOTE IS DONE.
REPUBLICANS WON. BUT WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT IS STILL NOT
CLEAR - INCLUDING THE IMPACT
HERE IN TEXAS... GOOD MORNING
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
FOR STATE OF TEXAS.I'M JOSH
HINKLE.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS
CELEBRATED THE VOTE TO REPEAL
AND REPLACE OBAMACARE. HOUSE
GOP LEADERS SURPRISED A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT THEY'D
HOLD A VOTE ON CHANGING MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF THE HEALTH CARE
LAW.THE MEASURE PASSED AFTER A
SHORT DEBATE ON THURSDAY.
DEMOCRATS BLASTED THE NEW
PLAN... CLAIMING IT WILL
RESULT IN FEWER PEOPLE BEING
COVERED AND OUT-OF-REACH
PREMIUMS FOR SENIORS AND THOSE
WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
BUT REPUBLICANS SOUNDED
PLEASED THAT THEY'D FINALLY
LIVED UP TO THE PROMISE TO
REPLACE THE AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT.REP. MAC THORNBERRY (R-
TEXAS): "THE BILL REPEALS ALL
THE TAXES. IT REPEALS THE
MANDATES. IT REPEALS THE ONE-
SIZE-FITS-ALL. BUT IT ENSURES
THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET HEALTH
INSURANCE REGARDLESS OF THE
STATUS OF YOUR HEALTH.JOSH:
THERE IS SOME DEBATE ABOUT THE
LAST PART OF WHAT THORNBERRY
SAID. CRITICS SAY THE BILL
ALLOWS INSURANCE COMAPNIES TO
RAISE PRICES FOR PEOPLE WITH
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS - AND
DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT
TREATMENTS FOR THOSE
CONDITIONS ARE COVERED. SOME
OPPONENTS SAY THE HEALTH CARE
VOTE HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH MOST
LAWMAKERS DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT'S IN THE BILL...REP.
LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TEXAS): "IT'S
A REAL TRAVESTY. THAT'S WHY
IT'S BEING HANDLED WITH
STEALTH, HAVING BEEN BROUGHT
UP LAST NIGHT, PRESENTED WITH
NO ONE KNOWING HOW MUCH IT
COSTS, HOW MANY JOBS ARE LOST,
AND HOW MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES
LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE."
JOSH: ALL THE DEMOCRATS IN THE
TEXAS DELEGATION VOTED AGAINST
THE BILL...ALL THE TEXAS
REPUBLICANS VOTED YES - EXECPT
ONE: SAN ANTONIO'S WILL HURD.
THE BILL NOW GOES TO THE
SENATE - WHERE MAJOR CHANGES
ARE EXPECTED.THE BILL TO BAN
"SANCTUARY" CITIES IN TEXAS
NOW AWAITS A SIMPLE SIGNATURE
FROM GOV. GREG ABBOTT TO
BECOME LAW.THE CONTROVERSIAL
PROPOSAL CLEARED ITS FINAL
HURDLE THIS WEEK IN THE
LEGISLATURE.ALANA ROCHA, WITH
OUR COVERAGE PARTNER THE TEXAS
TRIBUNE HAS THE LATEST ON THE
BILL.ALANA ROCHA: TO GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT, A BILL TO CRACK
DOWN ON "SANCTUARY" POLICIES
IN TEXAS WAS A MUST-PASS THIS
SESSION.AND THIS WEEK,
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS DELIVERED
ON THE CONTROVERSIAL
LEGISLATION.THAT STORY LEADS
OFF YOUR TEXAS POLITICAL
ROUNDUP.DEMOCRATS IN THE TEXAS
SENATE KNEW THERE WAS LITTLE
THEY COULD DO TO STOP A BILL
WEDNESDAY THAT WOULD ALLOW
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
QUESTION A PERSON'S
IMMIGRATION STATUS DURING THE
MOST ROUTINE
EXCHANGES, INCLUDING TRAFFIC
STOPS.THE AUTHOR OF SENATE
BILL 4, STATE SEN. CHARLES
PERRY, SAID THE MEASURE IS
ABOUT UPHOLDING THE RULE OF
LAW, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
THE STATE HAS BEEN LARGELY
AGAINST IT ARGUING IT WILL
ERODE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST OF
AUTHORITIES.IN THE AGE OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP, TEXAS
DEMOCRATS ARE COMING OUT OF
THE WOODWORK TO RUN FOR
CONGRESS IN PLACES FEW PARTY
LEADERS EVEN PAID ANY
ATTENTION TO A YEAR AGO.A
CROWD OF CANDIDATES IS
TARGETING TWO LONGTIME GOP
INCUMBENTS U.S.
REPRESENTATIVES PETE SESSIONS
OF DALLAS AND JOHN CULBERSON
OF HOUSTON.WHILE REPUBLICANS
SCOFF AT THE NOTION EITHER
RACE WOULD BE COMPETITIVE,
DEMOCRATS WANT TO HAVE
CHALLENGERS IN PLACE IN THESE
AREAS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE
HILLARY CLINTON CARRIED THEM
LAST FALL.THINK YOU COULD PASS
THE CIVICS TEST IMMIGRANTS
HAVE TO TAKE TO BECOME A U.S.
CITIZEN?TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS COULD SOON HAVE TO
PASS A VERSION OF IT TO
GRADUATE.THIS WEEK, THE HOUSE
APPROVED HOUSE BILL 1776 WHICH
WOULD REPLACE THE REQUIRED
U.S. HISTORY END-OF-COURSE
EXAM WITH A 10-QUESTION
MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ON U.S.
HISTORY AND CIVICS. THOSE WHO
TAKE THE ACTUAL NATURALIZATION
TEST ARE REQUIRED TO GET SIX
CORRECT.THIS BILL WOULD
MANDATE NINTH GRADERS SCORE 70-
PERCENT OR BETTER.I'M ALANA
ROCHA. YOU TOO CAN TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE BY VISITING US
ONLINE AT TEXASTRIBUNE-DOT-
O-R-G. THERE YOU'LL FIND OUR
STORY AND A SAMPLE 10-QUESTION
TEST.THE BILL TO BAN
"SANCTUARY" CITIES IN TEXAS
NOW AWAITS A SIMPLE SIGNATURE
FROM GOV. GREG ABBOTT TO
BECOME LAW.THE CONTROVERSIAL
PROPOSAL CLEARED ITS FINAL
HURDLE
SOUND OF: STATE OF TEXAS THEME
MUSICDEMOCRATIC HOUSE MEMBERS
SING: "NA NA, HEY, HEY, GOOD
BYE."JOSH: AS THE REPUBLICAN
BILL TO REPEAL KEY PARTS OF
OBAMACARE PASSED ON THURSDAY,
DEMOCRATS BROKE INTO SONG. YOU
MIGHT HAVE RECOGNIZED THE
TUNE... THE OLD SONG "NA NA
HEY HEY GOODBYE."WHY?A LOT OF
DEMOCRATS SAY THE HEALTH CARE
REPEAL VOTE WILL COST SOME
REPUBLICANS THEIR SEATS IN
CONGRESS...JOINING US NOW FOR
PERSPECTIVE: ALANA ROCHA FROM
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE AND ROBERT
GARRETT - AUSTIN BUREAU
REPORTER FOR THE DALLAS
MORNING NEWS.ALANA & BOB:
THANK YOU. JOSH: IF YOU WANT
TO BURST INTO SONG LIKE
THAT... ALANA: TONE DEAF. NOT
GOING THERE. JOSH: WHAT DO YOU
MAKE OF ALL OF THIS THAT
HAPPENED IN CONGRESS THIS PAST
WEEK? ALANA: YEAH I THINK THAT
YOU KNOW THEY WANTED TO GET
SOME SEMBLANCE OF A VICTORY
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
OF COURSE THEY LAID IT OUT AND
PASSED IT BEFORE THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,
NON-PARTISAN ENTITY THAT THE
FIGURES ON THE PREVIOUS BILL
WEREN'T FLATTERING AND THAT'S
WHY YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES
AS FAR AS REPUBLICANS GO. THEY
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SCORE
THIS BILL. AND YOU KNOW I
THINK DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP.
WE'VE SEEN THAT HERE IN TEXAS
WITH CERTAIN DISTRICTS AND
THEY'RE PREPARING FOR 2018 AND
FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD
BULLET TO GET THEM GOING.
JOSH: YEAH WHAT WAS THE TEXAS
TAKE ON THIS AS FAR AS OUR
DELEGATION THERE? BOB: YOU
KNOW THE EARLIER ONE THAT GOT
SUCH BAD SCORING BY CBO THAT
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE WOULD LOSE THEIR HEALTH
INSURANCE AND THE PREMIUMS
INITIALLY WOULD GO UP BEFORE
GOING DOWN. THAT ONE HAD SOME
MEMBERS AGAINST IT. INCLUDING
LOUIE GOHMERT FROM EAST TEXAS
AND RANDY WEBER FROM THE
HOUSTON AREA. THEY ENDED UP
FLIPPING OVER TO YES FOR THIS.
THE ONE TEXAS REPUBLICAN WHO
JOINED ABOUT 19 OTHER HOUSE
REPUBLICANS AND VOTING AGAINST
IT WAS WILL HURD. NOT TOO BIG
A SURPRISE. HE'S IN THE ONLY
SO FAR COMPETITIVE HOUSE
DISTRICT IN 36 HOUSE DISTRICTS
IN TEXAS. JOSH: ANY
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS THAT MIGHT
HAVE SOME KIND OF FALLOUT FROM
THIS DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS
PLAY OUT? ALANA: YEAH WE'VE
BEEN REPORTING ON JOHN
CULBERSON OUT OF HOUSTON AND
PETE SESSIONS OUT OF DALLAS.
SEVERAL DEMOCRATS ARE ALREADY
FILING FOR THAT, THOSE RACES
AND LINING UP. YOU SEE THE
PARTY KIND OF WANTING TO STAY
HANDS OFF JUST BECAUSE OF THE
SHEER NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
THAT COULD COME FORWARD AND
THE ANTI-TRUMP MOMENTUM THAT
THEY HAVE. JOSH: AND
SPECIFICALLY IN PLACES WHERE
HILLARY CLINTON DID WELL IN
THE ELECTION, CORRECT? ALANA:
RIGHT. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE PEOPLE LINED UP
REGARDLESS OF THEIR CHANCES.
YOU KNOW REDISTRICTING MAPS
AND ALL THAT THAT HAS TO PLAY
INTO THIS. JOSH: SO DO YOU
THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR
DEMOCRATS? I MEAN IS THIS YOU
KNOW A LONG SHOT? WHAT DO YOU
THINK? BOB: WELL YOU KNOW THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY IS
GONNA RAISE A LOT OF MONEY FOR
PETE SESSIONS IN NORTH DALLAS
AND JOHN CULBERSON WHO HAS THE
DISTRICT, WE SHOULD POINT OUT
THAT HAS GEORGE H.W. BUSH,
BUSH 41 AND THAT DISTRICT ONCE
A SOLID REPUBLICAN DISTRICT
LIKE SESSIONS BUT NOW THEY'RE
TRENDING AND NOW IT'S TOO
EARLY TO SAY WHAT'LL HAPPEN IN
THOSE THINGS BUT I MEAN WE
WILL HAVE AT LEAST THREE MAYBE
SOME MORE COMPETITIVE
DISTIRICTS TO WATCH WHICH IS
CERTAINLY A CHANGE. YOU KNOW
THE NUMBER TWO DEMOCRAT IN
WASHINGTON, STENY HOYER SAID
THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE
WOODWORK BECAUSE THEY SMELL
VICTORY IN THE AIR AND THEY
THINK THEY HAVE IN THIS HEALTH
CARE VOTE THE MIRROR IMAGE OF
THE 2009 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
VOTE THAT DEMOCRATS CAST.
JOSH: WHAT ABOUT HOW THIS
TRICKLES DOWN TO THE STATE
HOUSE? ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANY
IMMEDIATE YOU KNOW SHAKE UP
THERE OR IS IT GONNA HAVE TO
WAIT TO SEE HOW THINGS LIE FOR
A WHILE? ALANA: I THINK YOU'LL
HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE, YOU KNOW
I HAVN'T HEARD TOO MUCH AS FAR
AS DIFFERENT RACES COOKING. I
DON'T KNOW. BOB: I THINK THE
EFFECTS WILL HAVE TO PLAY OUT
AND THIS HAS HUGE EFFECTS ON
THIS MEDICAID PROGRAM. AND
THAT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE
IT CREATES ANY KIND OF A
BACKLASH AND AS YOU KNOW MANY
OF THE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS ARE
POOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T VOTE BUT
THE PROVIDERS IN THAT SYSTEM
WILL GET HURT POTENTIALLY FROM
THIS MOVE AND LESS MONEY THAT
MAY MOTIVATE THEM TO HELP
SUPPORT SOME DEMOCRATS.JOSH
WELL WE JUST HAVE A FEW
MINUTES LEFT BUT I CAN'T LEAVE
THE STATE HOUSE WITHOUT
TALKING ABOUT THE BIG NEWS
THIS PAST WEEK WITH SANCTUARY
CITIES. WAS THIS EXPECTED?
ALANA: I THINK SO GIVEN THAT
IT WAS YOU KNOW ONE OF JUST
FOUR EMERGENCY ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THE SENATE DID
ACCEPT THE HOUSE'S CHANGES. IN
FACT, THE BILL'S AUTHOR
CHARLES PERRY SAID SOME OF
THE, A LOT OF THE CHANGES WERE
GOOD AND THAT HE'S SORRY HE
DIDN'T THINK OF THEM. BUT YOU
KNOW NOW IT'S A MATTER OF
WAITING FOR ABBOTT'S, GOVERNOR
ABBOTT'S SIGNATURE WHICH IS
WARMING UP HIS SIGNING PEN AND
THEN THE LAWSUITS THAT WILL
FOLLOW. BOTH ON QUESTIONING
WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO WRITE
IMMIGRATION LAW IF YOU WILL.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. JOSH:
HOW HAVE LOCAL LEADERS BEEN
YOU KNOW REALLY REACTING TO
WHAT'S HAPPENING? IT'S BEEN
SUCH A BIG TALKER HERE IN
TRAVIS COUNTY. BOB: WELL YOU
KNOW THE POLICE CHIEFS AND ALL
THE URBAN COUNTIES WERE
AGAINST IT AND I THINK YOU
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE COULD BE
CALLED A SANCTIONARIES
COUNTIES BILL BECAUSE IT DEALS
WITH A LOT OF COUNTY OFFICIALS
FINES POTENTIALLY IN HERE
AGAINST THOSE JURISDICTIONS
AND REMOVAL OF LOCAL OFFICIALS
THAT DISOBEY THIS LAW
POTENTIALLY. SO THEY'VE NOT
BEEN CRAZY ABOUT IT. THERE WAS
ONLY ONE REAL SURPRISE HERE
AND THAT WAS WE KNEW THAT SOME
VERSION WAS PROBABLY GOING TO
GO THROUGH THIS SESSION BUT
HAVING IT BE YOU KNOW SUCH A
KIND OF COPY OF THE ARIZONA
LAW AS FAR AS THE SHOW YOUR
PAPERS PLEASE THING WAS A
SURPRISE WHEN A TOP LIEUTENENT
TO SPEAKER JOE STRAUS, CHARLIE
GEREN, TOOK THIS ON. I THINK
WE ALL EXPECTED IT WOULD BE A
MILDER VERSION AND GO TO
CONFERENCE OVER THER HAGGLING
BUT TEAM STRAUS KIND OF LOST
CONTROL OF THINGS WITH AN
ASSIST FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS. JOSH: CERTAINLY
SURPRISED THE DEMOCRATS. JUST
A FEW SECONDS LEFT. WHAT'S
GOING TO BE THE BIG ISSUE WITH
THE REST OF THE SESSION NOW?
IS ALL THE FIGHTING DONE? WE
ONLY GOT A MONTH LEFT, RIGHT?
ALANA YES. JOSH LESS THAN. BOB
THE TWO B'S. BUDGET AND
BATHROOM. ALANA YES. YEAH.
BUDGET THE ONLY THING THEY
HAVE TO PASS RIGHT NOW WORKING
AT IN CONFERENCE. YOU KNOW
MORE I THINK, NOT ONLY THE
SPENDING ITEMS OR LINE ITEMS
ON THAT BUT JUST THE FUNNY
MECHANISM AND THE ACCOUNTING
TRICKERY THAT THEY ARE
CLAIMING THE OTHER CHAMBER IS
DOING. JOSH WELL THANKS FOR
BEING WITH US AND I HOPE YOU
ENJOY THESE LAST COUPLE OF
BUSY WEEKS. AND THEN YOU CAN
TAKE A BREAK, RIGHT? BOB
HOPEFULLY ALANA THERE'S NO
SPECIAL. JOSH ALRIGHT THANKS
GUYS. ALANA & BOB THANK YOU.
JOSH: FACEBOOK IS HIRING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO HELP
KEEP VIOLENT AND ILLEGAL
VIDEOS OFF THE SOCIAL MEDIA
NETWORK...HOW THE MOVE COULD
HELP AN EFFORT ALREADY
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT PEOPLE IN
TEXAS.BRIAN GANNON: "IN A TIME
WHERE THE OIL INDUSTRY ISN'T
DOING SO HOT, IT'S REALLY NICE
TO HAVE THIS INDUSTRY. JOSH:
FIRST... A PROGRAM THAT HELPS
BRING JOBS TO TEXAS IS ON THE
CHOPPING BLOCK.WE'LL LOOK
CLOSER AT THE CASE FOR CUTTING
- OR KEEPING THE STATE'S FILM
SOUND OF: STATE OF TEXAS THEME
MUSICJOSH: AS A CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE WORKS OUT THE
DETAILS OF THE STATE BUDGET, A
PROGRAM THAT HELPS BRING JOBS
TO TEXAS IS ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK...THE TEXAS MOVING IMAGE
INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
OFFERS REBATES TO BUSINESSES
TO HELP LURE FILM, TELEVISION,
AND VIDEO GAME PRODUCERS TO
THE STATE. IT HELPS PAY FOR
THINGS LIKE WAGES FOR PEOPLE
WHO WORK ON MOVIES IN TEXAS.
THE FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM'S
BEEN AROUND SINCE 2007.IT'S
BROUGHT IN MORE THAN ONE
BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE
STATE'S ECONOMY AND MORE THAN
140-THOUSAND JOBS.BRIAN
GANNON/AUSTIN FILM COMMISSION:
"IN A TIME WHERE THE OIL
INDUSTRY ISN'T DOING SO HOT,
IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE THIS
INDUSTRY. YOU KNOW, I FEEL
LIKE WE NEED TO DIVERSIFY THE
INDUSTRIES THAT WE INVEST IN
AND BRING TO TEXAS, AND FILM'S
BEEN PROVEN. IT'S GOT A $5.55
RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SO, FOR
EVERY DOLLAR SPENT, THAT'S A
PRETTY GOOD INVESTMENT. JOSH:
LAST SESSION, LAWMAKERS GAVE
THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM 32
MILLION DOLLARS.GOVERNOR
ABBOTT WANTED TO RAISE THE
TOTAL TO $72 MILLION IN THIS
BUDGET.BUT THE SENATE ONLY
ALLOCATED 3 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THE HOUSE CUT ALL OF THE
FUNDING.SENATOR KONNI BURTON
FROM COLLEYVILLE, NEAR FORT
WORTH, IS ONE OF THREE
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS TO FILE
BILLS TO EITHER CUT OR
ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM.SHE SAYS
IT'S WRONG FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TO SUBSIDIZE THE FILM INDUSTRY.
IN FEBRUARY, SENATOR BURTON
TOLD US, QUOTE, "THE STATE HAS
A FINITE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES
AND ANY DIVERSION FROM THE
CORE FUNCTIONS OF STATE
GOVERNMENT... IS A MISUSE OF
THOSE RESOURCES."JOSH: JOINING
US NOW FOR PERSPECTIVE IS PAUL
STECKLER A FILMMAKER, AND THE
CHAIR OF THE RADIO,
TELEVISION, FILM DEPARTMENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT
AUSTIN. SOME PEOPLE WHO
SUPPORT THIS ENDING THE FILM
INCENTIVE PROGRAM POINT OUT
THAT TEXAS ALREADY HAD A FILM
PROGRAM BEFORE THE INCENTIVE
PROGRAM. WASN'T THERE? SO
WHAT'S CHANGING? PAUL: WELL
THERE'S FILM INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES AND IN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES RIGHT NOW. SO
ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW THIS IS
NOT A FREE MARKET SITUATION
WHERE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IS
NEUTRAL. WE'RE SURROUNDED BY
THREE STATES THAT HAVE VERY,
VERY LUCRATIVE FILM PROGRAMS.
OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA, AND NEW
MEXICO WHERE WE'VE LOST A LOT
OF OUR FILM INDUSTRY. AND A
LOT OF FOLKS ACTUALLY HAVE
MOVED OVER TO GEORGIA BECAUSE
THEIR FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
WAS QUITE GOOD AS WELL. IF YOU
GO TO NEW ORLEANS NOW BECAUSE
OF THE NEW ORLEANS NOW BECAUSE
OF THE LOUSIANA INCENTIVE
PROGRAM, THERE'S STUDIOS,
THERE'S SOUND STAGES AND AGAIN
WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF OUR CREW
THAT ARE TEXANS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO STAY HERE. AND AS YOU
CAN SEE THE FILM INCENTIVE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN CUT OVER THE
YEARS. THERE'S SPECIFIC
NUMBERS THAT DOCUMENT WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.
FOUR YEARS AGO, THE
LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED 95
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE FILM
INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND THAT LED
TO 442 MILLION DOLLARS IN
FILMS THAT HAVE BEEN FILMED
HERE. TWO YEARS LATER THEY CUT
THAT BY TWO THIRDS AND
MAGICALLY THE AMOUNT OF FILM
THAT'S BEING FILMED IN TEXAS
WENT DOWN TO 120 MILLION. IF
WE CUT THE PROGRAM ENTIRELY, I
MEAN IT'S PRETTY EASY TO SEE
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LEAD TO.
IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO NO
OUTSIDE FILM INDUSTRY. A LOT
OF FOLKS THAT MAKE FILMS HERE
MAKE FILMS IN OTHER PLACES.
JOSH WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE
PEOPLE THOUGH THAT SAY THAT
THIS MONEY COULD BE PUT TO
SOMETHING BETTER THAT'S MORE
PRESSING IN THE STATE RIGHT
NOW? PAUL I WOULD SAY TO THEM
THAT 95 MILLION DOLLARS, LET'S
SAYYOUFUND IT FOUR YEARS AGO,
EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF A 215
BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DOES
THAT ACTUALLY MEASURE? AND
THIS IS A DEMONSTRATED
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. YOU KNOW
THE FILM COMMISSION, YOU KNOW
WHICH IS THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, SO I DON'T THINK THAT
WE CANNOT THINK THEY ARE
LOBBYING OR THEY'RE MAKING
SOMETHING UP. SAY THAT DURING
A DECADE, THE PROGRAM, THE
STATE HAS SPENT 168 MILLION
DOLLARS, CREATED 20 THOUSAND
JOBS, AND GENERATED 1.4
BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FILM.
SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE FOLKS IN THE
LEGISLATURE THAT SAY THAT WE
SHOULD NOT BE CHOOSING WINNERS
AND LOSERS BUT BY GETTING RID
OF THE FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM,
WE ARE CHOOSING A LOSER. US.
JOSH SO AS THE CHAIR OF THE
RTF PROGRAM AT UT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT ARE YOUR STUDENTS SAYING?
HOW IS THIS GONNA AFFECT THEM?
PAUL WELL IT'S A TRICKLE DOWN
SORT OF DEAL. YOU KNOW A LOT
OF OTHER STATES THAT HAVE FILM
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, LOUSIANA,
NEW MEXICO,GEORGIA, THEY DON'T
HAVE BIG FILM SCHOOLS. YOU
KNOW THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN FILM
SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES.
BY FAR THE MOST AFFORDABLE. WE
TURN DOWN A THOUSAND FILM
MAJORS A YEAR. AND A LOT OF
THOSE TEXANS WANT TO STAY
HERE. THEY WANT TO WORK IN
TEXAS. THEY DON'T WANT TO GO
TO LOS ANGELES, THEY DON'T
WANT TO GO TO NEW YORK. AND IF
THERE'S NO FILM INDUSTRY HERE,
THEN THEY'LL LEAVE. SO
ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU KILL THE
INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW THIS IS A
PLACE PEOPLE WANT FILM IN.
PEOPLELOVE FILMING IN TEXAS.
YOU KNOW THE BEST EXAMPLE OF
THIS IS THE AMC HAS A
WONDERFUL SERIES RIGHT NOW
CALLED "THE SON." MULTI-PART
SERIES BASED ON TEXAS WRITER
PHILIP MAYOR'S YOU KNOW
CLASSIC BOOK ON THREE
GENERATIONS OF TEXANS. AMC IS
PUTTING IT OUT RIGHT NOW. IT
WAS FILMED HERE IN TEXAS.
THROUGH VIEWS ANDAMONG OTHER
THINGS TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT
THE LOCATIONS ARE. I GUARENTEE
YOU FOR THEIR SECOND SEASON
THAT THE FILMI INCENTIVE
PROGRAM GOES AWAY. IT'LL BE
FILMED IN NEW MEXICO. YOU KNOW
WE'RE ALREADY LOSING SERIES.
YOU KNOW THE AMERICAN CRIME
LEFT. THE LEFTOVERS LEFT. YOU
KNOW GOSH, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
WOULDN'T HAVE FILMED WITHOUT
THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. IS THIS
REALLY WHAT WE WANT FOR A
FAIRLY MUNICIPAL AMOUNT OF
MONEY WHICH IS DEMONSTRATED
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE STATE
OF TEXAS. JOSH SEEMS LIKE NO
MATTER WHAT SOMETHING WILL BE
CUT THIS SESSION THOUGH. IS
THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
TRY AND ATTRACT FILMS? AND
EVEN WITHOUT THIS INCENTIVE?
PAUL NO. NO. AND THE GOVERNOR
KNOWS THIS. THE GOVERNOR
ABBOTT WAS ESSENTIALLY TELLING
PEOPLE HE WANTED TO INCREASE
THIS TO AT LEAST 75 MILLION
DOLLARS. THOUGH I HEARD
ACTUALLY MORE THAN THAT. AND
I'M NOT SURE WHO'S
COMMUNICATING THIS TO THE
LEGISLATURE.YOU KNOW WHAT CAN
WE DO RIGHT NOW? WE CAN HOPE
FOR THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
DIFFERENT. THAT'S PROBABLY
SINCE THE HOUSE ZEROED OUT THE
PROGRAM, NOT REALISTIC BUT
LAST SESSION THE COMPTOLLER,
COMPTROLLER HEGER, YOU KNOW
ASKED THEM TO ADD 70 MILLION
DOLLARS ON GIVEN REVENUES
COMING TO THE STATE. THEY KIND
OF CUT THAT TO TWENTY SO AT
LEAST WE HAD 32 MILLION. YOU
KNOW IF THE GOVERNOR PAID MORE
ATTENTION TO THIS, AND YOU
KNOW HE THINKS IT'S
IMPORTNANT. YOU KNOW HE'S GOT
A FILM COMMITTEE THAT HE TALKS
TO. AND THE COMPTROLLER MADE
THAT ARGUMENT TO THE
LEGISLATURE AT LEAST THE LAST
MINUTE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
SAVE SOMETHING. IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM,
YOU WILL KILL THE FILM
INDUSTRY IN TEXAS. THERE'S NO
IF'S, WHAT'S OR BUT'S ON THIS
THING. JOSH WHO'S GOING TO
HAVE TO BE LEADING THE FIGHT
FOR THIS AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SESSION IF WE WANT TO TRY AND
GET MONEY BACK? PAUL YOU KNOW
I'M NOT SURE, YOU'D HAVE TO
HAVE YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT
THINKS THIS IS IMPORTANT. AND
GIVEN WHATEVER HAPPENED IN THE
LEGISLATURE, AND THE
LEGISLATURE THIS TIME AND I'M
NOT SURE WHO THAT WOULD BE.
I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY, THIS IS
AN ECONOMIC BUSINESS ISSUE.
OKAY. WE HAVE A FABULOUS FILM
PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS. WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE
BEING TRAINED. THEY WANT TO
STAY IN THIS STATE. THEY WANT
TO GROW THIS INDUSTRY. 30% OF
OUR STUDENTS ARE LATINO. THEY
WANT TO BE ABLE TO GROW THE
SPANISH SPEAKING INDUSTRY,
ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS STATE.
OKAY BUT IF THE LEGISLATURE
GOES OUT OF THE WAY TO KILL
THE INDUSTRY. WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN FOR THE FUTURE? THIS IS
JUST REALLY DEPRESSING. I
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
PROBLEM IS IN THIS.
JOSH: WELL MAYBE THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT WILL STILL
HAMMER OUT IN THESE LAST FEW
WEEKS OF THE SESSION.PAUL: YOU
CAN ALWAYS HOPE.JOSH: PAUL
STECKLER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BEING HERE.PAUL: SURE
THING.JOSH: FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED
IT'S HIRING MORE PEOPLE TO
KEEP VIOLENT VIDEOS OFF ITS
SOCIAL MEDIA SITE.FOUNDER MARK
ZUCKERBERG SAID THE COMPANY
WILL ADD 3-THOUSAND PEOPLE TO
HELP REVIEW USER CONTENT.IT
COMES AFTER HIGH-PROFILE
INCIDENTS OF PEOPLE SHARING
VIDEOS OF SUICIDE AND MURDER.
THE ADDITIONAL REVIEWERS WILL
ALSO HELP FACEBOOK IMPROVE ITS
RESPONSE TO BANNED MATERIAL
LIKE "HATE SPEECH" AND "CHILD
EXPLOITATION."JOSH: THE TEXAS
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ALSO
HAS TEAMS ASSIGNED TO TRACK
AND PROSECUTE PEOPLE WHO POST
BANNED CONTENT ONLINE...KXAN
POLITICAL REPORTER PHIL PRAZAN
ASKED A-G KEN PAXTON HOW THE
FACEBOOK DECISION COULD HELP
THEIR EFFORTS.ATTORNEY GENERAL
PAXTON: HAVING 3-THOUSAND
FACEBOOK EMPLOYEES MONITORING
SOME VERY BAD THINGS AND
GETTING THEM OFF OF FACEBOOK,
I SAY, CAN ONLY BE GOOD.PHIL:
NOW, YOU ALL HAVE A CYBER
CRIMES UNIT HERE. TELL US A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
AND WHAT THE OVERLAP IS GOING
TO BE.PAXTON: SO, ESTABLISHED
IN 2003, WE DO SOME VERY
DIFFERENT THINGS. WE FOCUS ON
CHILD PREDATORS. WE'VE BEEN
DOING STING OPERATIONS ALMOST
EVERY WEEK. WE'VE BEEN DOING
STING OPERATIONS ALMOST EVERY
WEEK. WE'VE BEEN ARRESTING
CHILD PREDATORS. AND THE POINT
IS, WE NOT ONLY WANT TO STOP
THOSE CHILD PREDATORS, WE WANT
TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE
OUT THERE, WE'RE WATCHING. WE
DON'T HAVE 3-THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES DOING THIS. WE HAVE
A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GUYS
THAT ARE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF
AND TRYING TO STOP IT. YOU
KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE TWO
WORKING TOGETHER IS GOOD.JOSH:
PAXTON SAYS THE STATE'S HUMAN
TRAFFICKING UNIT ALSO MONITORS
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FOR
POTENTIAL ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US
FOR STATE OF TEXAS.STAY TUNED
FOR MEET THE PRESS COMING UP
AT 9.I'M JOSH HINKLE.HAVE A
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