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A Texas state judge has shot down an expansive new law that would override cities’ authority to make their own laws, declaring it unconstitutional Wednesday. House Bill 2127, which opponents have dubbed the “Death Star Bill,” would prevent cities from passing and enforcing local rules in several major policy areas without state authorization. That includes…
On Wednesday, a Travis County judge ruled House Bill 2127, set to go into effect on September 1, unconstitutional. Although the state is expected to appeal the ruling, for now the law will be blocked from going into effect.
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