Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Limiting Cities' Enforcement of Local Ordinances

Appeals court sides with state over cities

Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision.

STL judge strikes law requiring guns in parked cars to be locked away

Editor's note: The attached video is from an older report. ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge took down a local law that required drivers to store firearms in lockboxes or other secured containers while leaving them unattended in vehicles. The July 15 ruling states that a 2017 ordinance conflicts with a Missouri law that takes away local governments’ ability to regulate firearms.    Circuit Judge Joseph P. Whyte ruled that since the measure conflicts…

Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities’ enforcement of local ordinances

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities such as Houston from enforcing ordinances that don’t align with broad swaths of state law.

Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities' enforcement of local ordinances

(The Texas Tribune) — Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of liberal urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 passed House Bill 2127, dubbed the “Death Star” bill by opponents, which aims to overturn cities’ progressive policies and prevent them from enacting future ordinances that aren’t aligned with broad swaths of s…

Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities' enforcement of local…

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities from enforcing ordinances that don’t align with broad swaths of state law.