AUSTIN — Texas has identified 19 major financial firms that may be in violation of a new state law that punishes companies for divesting from fossil fuel...
Last year, the GOP-led Legislature enacted a law that bars the state from contracting with firms that limit business with the fossil fuel industry. The policy also calls for pension funds, such as the state employees and teacher retirement systems, to divest from companies that cut ties with oil and gas, so long as the movesHegar’s office is tasked with compiling the list of prohibited companies.
Hegar’s letter asks the firms whether they have “pledged to meet environmental standards beyond applicable federal or state law” and if they have written policies restricting investments in energy companies. Another round of letters will soon go out to 100 other publicly traded investment companies, according to the comptroller’s office.While Texas lawmakers have tried to steer corporate policy with the state’s pocketbook before — by barring contracts with companies that boycott Israel or do business with Iran — the latest efforts are far more expansive.
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