Texas Association Of Manufacturers’ Top 10 Policy Priorities
- Release Date: November 11, 2014
Austin - The Texas Association of Manufacturers has released its “TAM Top Ten,” which details the association’s policy priorities for next year.
“Manufacturing is a driving force of our economy and a wide range of policy issues can impact our ability to grow jobs,” said Tony Bennett, president of the Texas Association of Manufacturers. “Texas is the #1 state for exported manufactured goods. Texas is the #1 state to do business. We look forward to working with Texas lawmakers to keep Texas on top.”
TAM’s Top Ten policy priorities include:
- Capacity Markets
- Environmental Litigation
- Environmental Permitting
- EPA’s Carbon Rule
- ExIm Bank
- Franchise Tax
- Property Tax Reform
- Transportation Issues
- Water Policy
- Workforce Issues
To download PDFs of TAM’s policy positions, click the links below.
Media contact: Gretchen Fox, gfox@gfoxconsulting.com, 512-694-4326
- TAM - MfgMatters - Capacity Market.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Enviro Permitting.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Enviromental Litigation.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- EPA Carbon Rule.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- ExIm Bank.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Property Tax Reform.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Texas Franchise Tax.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Transportation.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Water Issues Brief.pdf
- TAM - MfgMatters- Workforce Education.pdf