Opinion: Other than time and legal fees, the City of San Antonio has little to lose in fighting back against the state's bullying of cities.
Before the City of Houston sued last week to block House Bill 2127, two San Antonio City Council members said they favored mounting a legal challenge to the preemption law.For years now, the state’s Republican elected leaders have used every biennial session of the Texas Legislature to go on the attack against the state’s major cities, where the majority of voters are Democrats or independents, and several are governed by Democrats.Success! You're on the list.
Last month, two San Antonio City Council members, Manny Pelaez and John Courage , floated the idea ofto stop HB 2127. City Attorney Andy Segovia guided the conversation from an open session into a closed door executive session, where it is likely he cautioned against litigation. I’d be curious to know if Turner has reached out to Mayor Ron Nirenberg and other big city mayors to solicit their support.
Unsurprisingly, state Rep. Dustin Burrows , the bill’s author, fired back at Turner and other opponents by citing their work with the, a four-person nonprofit based in California that works with cities to protect local control and self-governance.
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