Texas Film Commission Director Bob Hudgins Is Guest Speaker At Network Austin Mixer.

The Network Austin Mixer
May 27, 2009 – Speakers at 7 PM — Network Till Late
Mother Egan’s Irish Pub
Austin, TX
SPEAKER: Bob Hudgins / Texas Film Commission Director
About The Speaker:
Pretty sure most of you are familiar with Bob but just in case, Bob Hudgins is [...]

Jettisode 6 – Texas Film Incentive Details (HB 873) and Airborne Artists.
In Jettisode 6, Austin, Texas Actor / Director Jett Garner answers a ShortFilmTexas community email from Chris L., of the 101st Airborne, about using his war time experiences as inspiration for future filmmaking projects.
And with the recent passing of HB 873, Jett talked with [...]

Texas Film Incentives News – Govenor Rick Perry Signs HB 873
Today, April 23, 2009, Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill (HB) 873 by Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Sen. Robert Deuell, which promotes the entertainment industry in Texas by providing incentives for the film, television, video and digital interactive media production industries.
“The passage of House Bill [...]

Texas Film Incentives News – HB 873 Passes the Senate!

By now you’ve probably heard that HB 873 passed the Senate!  The bill was designed to provide filmmakers and TV production crews with more incentive to produce projects in Texas.  Congratulations to EVERYONE involved in helping to support and move this bill forward.
So now what you [...]

Texas Film Incentives News – HB 873 Passed The House, Now On To The Senate.
Great, you say? What the HELL does that mean, you say? Well, grab yourself a cup of Joe and have read. Thank you to Angela Lee and Bob Hudgins for the actually understandable set of sequences explained below.  [...]

Lights, Camera, Houston!
This is part of an editorial that is running on the Houston Chronicle website.  What’s most interesting about it isn’t so much the content, which we’ve all heard chanted around the Austin area lately, but the feedback on the Houston Chronicle web page.
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Houston will never be confused with Hollywood, but this area needs [...]

Film Incentive Enhancement Bill HB 873 Filed on January 29, 2009 by Representative Dawnna Dukes.

TXMPA is pleased to announce its support of HB 873, filed on January 29, 2009 by Representative Dawnna Dukes. There will be a companion bill filed in the Senate by Senator Bob Deuell.
These bills call for enhancements to our existing incentive [...]