Senate strives to fuel Texas spaceflight industry

AUSTIN — In a Texas far, far away, rocket-plane hybrids launch space tourists into low-Earth orbit, while other companies ferry supplies and astronauts to space stations.

That Texas could be getting closer.

This week, looking through Texas Senate committee meeting schedules, a hearing for Senate Bill 267 caught my eye. It’s meant to regulate spaceflight in Texas.

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The Texas Space Alliance is proposing standard legislative changes to put more private spaceflight in Texas, managing liability law and eventually going after tax exemptions.

The complete story at http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2013/mar/02/senate-strives-to-fuel-texas-spaceflight/ .

[font color=green]It's nice to bring jobs to the state, but do we have to give tax exemptions to get the jobs here?[/font]