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Houston Public MediaTwo years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision.
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Two years after Texas lawmakers enacted a sweeping law aimed at sapping authority from the state’s urban areas, GOP legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop local governments from adopting progressive policies.
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Republican state lawmakers will make another push to bar local governments from spending public funds on lobbying.
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Republicans prepare fresh effort to ban local governments from using public funds for lobbying
State Senator Mayes Middleton has pushed for the ban regularly since entering the Texas Legislature. The fate of Middleton’s latest effort will likely depend on the next Speaker of the House.
Report: One in four clean energy workers say they have seen or experienced a work-related injury
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️Addendum 3
Texas Judge Rules State's “Death Star” Law Is Unconstitutional
Critics of law laud judge’s ruling as “win for democracy”
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-judge-rules-that-state-death-star-law-is-unconstitutional
* law aims to limit ordinances or regulations that can be enacted by municipalities across TX
* Houston sued TX over the law; later joined by El Paso, San Antonio
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Incognitim'..the legislation’s real intent is both narrower & potentially more profound than just upending city ordinance-making powers. 1st, it is a laser beam aimed at a small group of progressive ordinances improving worker & tenant protections—local victories won through hard-fought campaigns over the course of more than a decade. 2nd, and more importantly, it’s a bid to permanently hamstring municipal democracy in #Texas, especially its big blue cities.' #abbott #DeathStarBill
https://www.texasobserver.org/death-star-hb-2127-democracy/
https://www.texasobserver.org/death-star-hb-2127-democracy/
Addendum 1
Houston Sues State of Texas Over “Death Star” Law Minimizing Local Governments
The law regulates localities on a myriad of issues, from rules on construction to how cities can respond to disasters
https://truthout.org/articles/houston-sues-state-of-texas-over-death-star-law-minimizing-local-governments
Texas HB2127, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), is described as the “Death Star” law by critics to explain the immensely negative impact the state is having on local governments.
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Addendae 2
Texas GOP Offers Workers the Freedom to Boil Alive
A new bill rolls back the city-level rights for workers to take breaks during hot days—as Texas swelters through a punishing heat wave
https://newrepublic.com/article/174016/texas-gop-offers-workers-freedom-boil-alive
The heat waves blanketing the South this week have had deadly results: at least 13 people have died in the sweltering temperatures in Texas ...
Abbott Signs Bill Axing Construction Workers’ Water Breaks Amid Record Heat
Texas is already the worst state in the country for work-related heat deaths.
Far right Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill last week that nullifies local laws mandating water and heat breaks for construction workers as work-related heat deaths in the state are rising & temperatures are hitting record highs.
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