Hegar’s salvo follows a primary spherical of inquiries despatched final month to 19 corporations, together with BlackRock Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. His aim: compile a listing of corporations that, beneath Texas legislation, are deemed to be “boycotting” the fossil-fuel trade. Companies that find yourself on the listing will face restrictions on doing enterprise within the state, presumably dropping out on managing billions of {dollars} in public-pension belongings, for instance.