US EditionTexas lawmakers want to defund cities over 'left-leaning' laws
- Texas Republican lawmakers approved Senate Bill 2858 on May 1, 2025, to restrict cities' and counties' local policies and budgets across the state.
- This bill builds on the 2023 'Death Star' law and aims to prevent local governments, often Democratic-led, from adopting progressive policies by expanding state authority to sanction them.
- Senate Bill 2858 empowers the attorney general to take legal action against cities and counties and temporarily withhold their sales and property tax revenues during the lawsuit, aiming to challenge initiatives such as guaranteed income programs and the creation of bike lanes.
- The Senate passed the bill 19-12, with State Sen. Brandon Creighton calling the measures necessary to prevent local overreach, while opponents criticized it as financial punishment before court decisions.
- The bill now moves to the Texas House, suggesting ongoing efforts to limit urban local authority amidst debate over impacts on public services, housing, and urban growth management.
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Verve timesTexas lawmakers want to defund cities over 'left-leaning' laws
(NewsNation) — Texas is at the center of a fight over whether state leaders or local communities get to decide budget priorities and solve problems. The debate is over who controls the purse strings and what cities and counties can spend money on. Republican lawmakers want the authority to cut off funding to cities if their priorities and programs don't align with state laws. They're trying to keep "left-leaning" policies from being enacted on t…
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Houston Public MediaTexas Republican lawmakers may ‘financially handcuff’ cities that don’t play by their rules
Texas Republican lawmakers have spent several years eroding local control, especially in the state’s largest Democratic-controlled cities like Austin. Credit: Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune DALLAS Two years after Texas lawmakers enacted a sweeping law aimed at sapping authority from the state’s urban areas, GOP legislators once more have advanced bills intended to stop local governments from adopting progressi…
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