About TANEO
In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas to create the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Energy Working Group to study the advanced nuclear energy industry and provide recommendations and strategies to position Texas as No. 1 in the advanced nuclear energy industry.
PUC's Considerations and Recommendations for Action
Under Governor Abbott’s leadership, with the support of the Working Group’s final report, House Bill 14 (HB 14) passed the 89th Texas Legislature in 2025. Authored by Representative Cody Harris and Senator Charles Schwertner, HB 14 established the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office (TANEO) within the Office of the Governor and created a $350 million fund to support the commercialization of the advanced nuclear energy in Texas., the largest state investment of its kind in the nation.