AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday named Jarred Shaffer of Flower Mound as the new director of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Office (TANO), the agency that oversees nuclear project development in the state.

TANO manages the $350 million Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund, which provides incentives to grow the nuclear energy industry in Texas. Abbott said the office and the fund are key to strengthening the state’s energy sector.

“The State of Texas continues to build the world’s most robust and diverse energy sector,” Abbott said. “Jarred Shaffer’s expertise on energy issues makes him the best fit to streamline the nuclear regulatory environment and direct investments to spur a flourishing and competitive nuclear power industry in the Lone Star State. Texas will lead the

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