Austin leaders approved updates to a city incentive program for film, television and digital media projects early this fall. The move is expected to spark the local creative economy following recent state legislation aimed at Texas-based productions.

The setup

For more than a decade, Austin has supported various local productions through the city's Creative Content Incentive Program , or CCIP. Through the program, projects like movies, TV shows and video games receive incentives in exchange for following local pay and hiring guidelines, and highlighting the city in production credits.

TV series like the second season of Paramount's "Yellowstone" prequel "1923" and multiple seasons of CW's "Walker" and ABC's "American Crime" have used Austin's CCIP. A "Call of Duty" video game and th

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