A controversial provision of Democrats’ climate and social spending bill imposing a fee on emissions of methane is expected to survive negotiations in the House after centrists from oil and gas-rich Texas dropped their opposition to the broader legislation.

As recently as Thursday morning, Texas Reps. Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, and Filemon Vela had written a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, obtained by the Washington Examiner, warning the methane fee “unfairly targets oil and gas companies” and would “hurt U.S. competitiveness.” They also said the fee would increase the cost of natural gas used by consumers for electricity and to heat homes.