The city is eyeing bills that would limit local governments' ability to regulate commerce and end the hiring of lobbyists by municipalities.
on the first proposal, which would stop cities from using city ordinances to regulate commercial enterprise. The bill is what’s considered a “super preemption” by the Texas Municipal League because it would use a single state law to usurp local authority on a broad subject matter, Assistant City Manager Jeff Coyle told the council committee.
The second proposal, ending taxpayer-funded lobbyists, has been reintroduced this session by state Sen. Mayes Middleton , who previously championed it in the House. Thewould prevent cities and counties from contracting with registered lobbyists, as well as from giving money to organizations that do lobbying work on their behalf, such as TML.
“It’s a part-time Legislature [whose members] are in [session] six months every other year,” said Coyle. “If we didn’t hire consultants on contract basis, we would be employing people year-round.”
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