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City kicks in $141k to help lure ‘Walker’ TV reboot to Austin
A reboot of the hit 1990s TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger" is targeting Austin for its set location. On Thursday, the city offered a financial enticement to help make it happen, with the expectation that area workers will be on the crews that create the show.Helping to ensure a story with Texas roots stays in Texas, the Austin City Council voted to kick in $141,326 in incentives to the California production company likely headed here to film "Walker." It is by far the most the city has agreed to pay among the four projects it has attracted through a 6-year-old incentive program.The...… A reboot of the hit 1990s TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger" is targeting Austin for its set location. On Thursday, the city offered a financial enticement to help make it happen, with the expectation that area workers will be on the crews that create the show.Helping to ensure a story with Texas roots stays in Texas, the Austin City Council voted to kick in $141,326 in incentives to the California production company likely headed here to film "Walker." It is by far the most the city has agreed to pay among the four projects it has attracted through a 6-year-old incentive program.The...WW…
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