Machete Productions, L.L.C. v. Heather Page

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Machete Productions, L.L.C., (“Machete”) appeals the district court’s dismissal on the pleadings of Machete’s claims that a Texas film incentive program was unconstitutional under the First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Texas Constitution. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the district court’s judgment.

I. Background

The Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (the “Incentive Program”) is a grant program established by the Texas legislature for production companies that produce movies in Texas. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 485.022(a) (West 2012). The Incentive…