A state law backed by Gov. Greg Abbott and business lobbying groups to stop cities and counties from passing progressive policies was scheduled to take effect Friday. A Travis County judge declared it unconstitutional.
Members of the Fe Y Justice Worker Center hold signs to protest House Bill 2127, dubbed the"Death Star bill," during a press conference at Houstons City Hall on July 14., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The Republican-backed law aims to stop local governments from enacting a wide range of progressive-leaning policies by barring cities and counties from passing local ordinances that go further than what’s allowed under broad areas of state law. Gov. Greg Abbott and business lobbying groups, chiefly the National Federation of Independent Business, had long sought such a law — complaining of a growing patchwork of local regulations they argue overwhelmingly burdens businesses.
The law seems to be having the chilling effect that lawmakers intended. After it passed, San Antonio officials scaled back a proposed water break ordinance of their own.
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