Nix Wind Farm’s Texas Tax Break, Neighbor Tells Appeals Court

The neighbor of a wind farm asked a Texas appeals court to revive her lawsuit challenging the state comptroller’s decision to approve a $10 million tax break for the project.

A trial court dismissed Suzonne Franks suit in June, accepting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar’s arguments that she lacked standing and her suit was barred by sovereign immunity.

“Hegar issued a tax break worth more than $10 Million to a windfarm project even though the windfarm’s application to the Comptroller’s office for the tax break expressly conceded that multiple provisions of the statute had not been met,” she ...