to compete with neighboring states. In 2022-23, the state allocated $22.5 million to the program.
“The state ran out of that allocation [after] about six months,” said Red Sanders, founder and president of Fort Worth-basedStill, the film industry is staking a bigger claim in Texas. Last spring, Hill Country Studios, a $267 million, 75-acre studio, broke ground in San Marcos. In February, Mansfield city leaders approved a $70 million film studio development that would bring 2,000 jobs to the Tarrant County city.in appreciation of the film industry’s impact on the state’s economy.
Texan Jeremy John Wells, right, has directed and produced a video that supports bipartisan legislation to promote movie-making in the Lone Star State. Houston native Dennis Quaid has also participated in the video.told the story of a New Yorker drawn to West Texas after an ex’s death.“We’re not trying to be controversial or throw anyone under the bus, except maybe Oklahoma,” Wilson said. “We just want the chance to film great things here in Texas.