Texas mayors: Bill would erode cities’ self-governance | Opinion
The bill is crafted in a way that punishes local governments that are supposedly bad for business and damaging the Texas economy. In reality, local leaders want nothing but the best for their business community because they rely on the private sector to stimulate a thriving economy.
Given the bill’s expansive reach and ambiguity, we seek clarification and have requested changes that attempt to tighten the broad language that could lead to the erosion of citizen-granted local control. We, along with 53 fellow mayors who represent the interests of our citizens, firmly stand against HB 2127 in its current form and believe the bill has a long way to go to reach a version that resembles a business-friendly policy without causing harm to residents, however unintended.
Texas is a large and diverse state, geographically and culturally. Local ordinances reflect that diversity; state regulations cannot possibly account for the extreme divergences among our state’s regions. Therefore, decisions regarding city services, including everything as large as public safety, animal control, and parking ordinances down to weed control and water restrictions in neighborhoods, should be left to local leaders and not dictated by the state.
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