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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:58 PM Jul 2017

Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities

Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities
BY REID WILSON - 07/17/17 06:00 AM EDT

AUSTIN — The sunset red granite of the Texas state capitol stands at 302 feet. It towers over nearby Travis County and Austin municipal buildings, as if to convey a physical superiority over those lesser government bodies. When legislators return for a special session this week, they will advance a series of laws that would make that state supremacy more concrete.

Republicans who run Texas are increasingly targeting laws passed by cities and counties with so-called preemption measures, bills that would restrict a local government's power to pass laws regulating certain industries or setting policy. It is part of a national trend in which Republican legislators are moving to preempt local governments, on issues ranging from minimum wage laws to immigration enforcement and even the use of plastic bags at retail establishments.

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/342291-texas-republicans-take-aim-at-liberal-cities

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Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2017 OP

Smaller government in action. louis-t Jul 2017 #1

Yup workinclasszero Jul 2017 #2

There are some mean MF Repubs in Texas. The Texas Alice11111 Jul 2017 #3

Aren't they also destroying an engine of economic growth? DBoon Jul 2017 #5

Yes. I know longer live in Austin, or Texas, but it Alice11111 Jul 2017 #6

Sure. Cause less to control at local levels when chaos reigns at fed level. Eom Lyricalinklines Jul 2017 #4

All of the major cities in Texas (other than Ft. Worth) are blue Gothmog Jul 2017 #7

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

1. Smaller government in action.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:01 PM

Jul 2017

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. Yup

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:02 PM

Jul 2017

The lyin republican hypocrite bastards are doing the same thing in Missouri.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

3. There are some mean MF Repubs in Texas. The Texas

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:06 PM

Jul 2017

Legislature has wanted to destroy Austin and the University of Texas for eons. Now, with our RW government run amuck, they are digging in...and have greatly succeeded at damaging UT Austin.

DBoon

(22,369 posts)

5. Aren't they also destroying an engine of economic growth?

Reply to Alice11111 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:15 PM

Jul 2017

You don't get the Austin high tech industry without the university and associated liberal values

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

6. Yes. I know longer live in Austin, or Texas, but it

Reply to DBoon (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:22 PM

Jul 2017

is sad to see the damage. Hopefully, some of the Techies can save it. It was particularly deplorable when the University of Texas was forced, against the overwhelming will of students and faculty, to allow guns on campus and in the classrooms.

Lyricalinklines

(367 posts)

4. Sure. Cause less to control at local levels when chaos reigns at fed level. Eom

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Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:15 PM

Jul 2017

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

7. All of the major cities in Texas (other than Ft. Worth) are blue

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 03:14 PM

Jul 2017

The GOP wants to punish these cities for being democratic

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