• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act — which bars cities and counties from passing regulations that are stricter than state ones

    So localities can’t make stricter laws, and they obviously can’t make less strict laws, so is there any point in having a city council anymore in Texas?

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      Interesting question. My first thought was, well they could make new laws. But if this new hot garbage at the state level considers no law as the least strict, then I suppose you couldn’t even do that. Good work Texas! Always a shining example of…. Something