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Statewide Amendment 07 - AGAINST
proposition
Texas Creation of State Energy Fund Amendment (for modernization of electric facilities)
(SJR 93): Providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
Assertions
MCTP Position: Source 
Submitted by john wertz on 2023-10-09 13:35:47
AGAINST
Corporate Welfare and gives more power to “appointed” bodies
Major Issues
Texas Scorecard has consolidated the recommendations for voting on the upcoming state constitutional amendments.October 7, 2023
More Corporate Welfare in the Texas Constitution - Huffines Liberty Foundation - AGAINST
Mark Ramsey 2023 Amendments Analysis - AGAINST
Breaks the constitutional “spending caps”. Costs $10 BILLION. Picks winners and losers – tries to remedy one problem (subsidies for wind and solar hurting grid reliability) by more subsidies without cutting root cause problem.
JoAnn Fleming's "GRASSROOTS AMERICA We The People" '
"Voters, beware! You are being used to grow government! Here’s how."
Current Review Position
Appears to be similar to the water fund in that it transfers power away from elected officials and into the hands of Abbott appointees. This could actually be a good thing, given how our elected officials seem to have no idea what is going on. VERDICT: OK BUT GETTING SUSPECT
MCRP Position
A “yes” vote supports creating the Texas Energy Fund to be administered by the Public Utilities Commission and authorizing the State Legislature to allocate funds for the modernization of electric generating facilities.
A “no” vote opposes creating the Texas Energy Fund to be administered by the Public Utilities Commission and authorizing the State Legislature to allocate funds for the modernization of electric generating facilities.
This amendment was SJR 93 from the regular legislative session.
Additional Information Source: Texas Creation of State Energy Fund Amendment (2023) - Ballotpedia.
Recommendation: Where do the funds for this fund come from? This is something taxpayers should investigate before deciding how to vote on this proposition. We contacted Senator Bettencourt’s office for information on what the impact to the taxpayer would be if this amendment passes, but have not heard back from his office. We will include updates to this article and future newsletters as we receive it, or you may personally contact him here or contact your Texas legislators here.
