SAN ANTONIO — In July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to eliminate some clean energy incentives. That could affect the bills of homeowners across Texas.

One of the industries that will take a hit from the Big Beautiful Bill is solar. Starting January 1st, 2026, the 30 percent residential solar tax credit will no longer exist. The oil and gas industry will also be affected as legislation to reduce methane is relaxed.

"Methane is a powerful climate pollutant. It's also the main ingredient of natural gas. And the law requires that the largest emitters pay a fee on their excessive methane emissions. So, what the law did, the tax law, was delay that fee for industry for ten years," Elizabeth Lieberknecht, manager of the Regulatory and Leg

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