Members of the City Council say the new law, which takes effect Sept. 1, has made it impossible for them to do their jobs.
The City of San Antonio is filing a lawsuit over House Bill 2127, which prevents local governments from imposing regulations beyond what the state already specifies.The City of San Antonio is suing the state over a preemption law approved during the 88th legislative session that city leaders say has effectively stopped them from being able to do their jobs., crafted by state Rep. Dustin Burrows and signed by Gov.
Broadly speaking, the bill does that by wiping out local governments’ ability to set rules beyond what the state already specifies on issues related to agriculture, business and commerce, finance, insurance, labor, occupations, property, local government and natural resources.because they consider it so wide-ranging and powerful.
San Antonio city leaders scheduled a press conference Monday morning to discuss the details of the lawsuit.surrounding the city’s plans to create mandatory work breaks for construction workers and others during periods of extreme heat.take legal action against the state, saying the law’s vague nature has made it impossible for them to be able to do their work.
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