This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWhen coronavirus struck San Antonio in March, most of the city’s major corporations sent their employees home to work remotely.For much of the past two months, however, Valero Energy Corp. has had its entire headquarters staff back in the office, even as dozens of employees at the site have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks.Since June 1, about 1,800 employees have been working from Valero’s Northwest Side campus, where 43 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, company memos sent to employees...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWhen coronavirus struck San Antonio in March, most of the city’s major corporations sent their employees home to work remotely.For much of the past two months, however, Valero Energy Corp. has had its entire headquarters staff back in the office, even as dozens of employees at the site have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks.Since June 1, about 1,800 employees have been working from Valero’s Northwest Side campus, where 43 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, company memos sent to employees...WW…

CPS Energy officials Monday said the utility will consider closing the Spruce coal plant ahead of schedule — and then opted to withhold from the public details of what such a move would cost ratepayers.CPS has long faced criticism for operating the J.K. Spruce coal plant, which emitted over of carbon dioxide in 2019 — the sixth-highest amount of emissions among more than 300 power plants in Texas, according to the Energy Information Administration.The utility, however, has resisted calls to close the plant, citing its debt of more than $1 billion still owed on the facility.Over the last...…CPS Energy officials Monday said the utility will consider closing the Spruce coal plant ahead of schedule — and then opted to withhold from the public details of what such a move would cost ratepayers.CPS has long faced criticism for operating the J.K. Spruce coal plant, which emitted over of carbon dioxide in 2019 — the sixth-highest amount of emissions among more than 300 power plants in Texas, according to the Energy Information Administration.The utility, however, has resisted calls to close the plant, citing its debt of more than $1 billion still owed on the facility.Over the last...WW…

A controversial Texas tax law criticized as a giveaway to large companies is set to expire after 2022, but state lawmakers appear poised to renew the program this legislative session.Under Chapter 313, Texas taxpayers will pay the bill for tax breaks worth nearly $1.7 billion in 2021 and 2022 combined to corporations that relocate to, or expand in, the state — companies that, critics say, likely would have done so without the subsidy.Others, however, say the program makes it cheaper to do business in Texas and creates jobs and tax revenue in counties across the state. Without the tax break,...…A controversial Texas tax law criticized as a giveaway to large companies is set to expire after 2022, but state lawmakers appear poised to renew the program this legislative session.Under Chapter 313, Texas taxpayers will pay the bill for tax breaks worth nearly $1.7 billion in 2021 and 2022 combined to corporations that relocate to, or expand in, the state — companies that, critics say, likely would have done so without the subsidy.Others, however, say the program makes it cheaper to do business in Texas and creates jobs and tax revenue in counties across the state. Without the tax break,...WW…

Editor's Note: This story originally published in 2021.More electricity in Texas was generated from wind power than coal last year, another sign of the rapid emergence of renewable energy in the state.Since 2015, the amount of wind-generated electricity has more than doubled in Texas, and last year 23 percent of the state’s power came from wind turbines.About 18 percent of electricity generated in 2020 came from coal, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas reports.Five years ago, wind contributed less than 12 percent of the state’s power, while 28 percent of electricity generated in 2015...…Editor's Note: This story originally published in 2021.More electricity in Texas was generated from wind power than coal last year, another sign of the rapid emergence of renewable energy in the state.Since 2015, the amount of wind-generated electricity has more than doubled in Texas, and last year 23 percent of the state’s power came from wind turbines.About 18 percent of electricity generated in 2020 came from coal, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas reports.Five years ago, wind contributed less than 12 percent of the state’s power, while 28 percent of electricity generated in 2015...WW…