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Top Stories: Some Worry U.S. House Tax Plan Could Affect Texas Wind Energy

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The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº: The U.S. House is scheduled to vote Thursday on tax reform, but could pose a threat to wind energy projects in Texas.

The legislation would retroactively slash the wind energy production tax credit. The American Wind Energy Association fears it could threaten nearly $11 billion worth of wind energy projects in Texas alone.

Texas leads the U.S. in electricity produced by wind farms and has a large percentage of the nation's wind projects currently in the pipeline.

The Senate still has to vote on its plan. If the House and Senate versions differ on the tax credits, the versions would have to be reconciled later this year.

Other stories this morning:

  • Vice President Mike Pence in a speech to Republican governors yesterday in Austin.
  • Our team discusses the latest film from Richard Linklater.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM.  

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.