Local Control

From Texas Standard.If the latest catalyst for states going their own way was the Paris Climate Agreement, in Texas it was SB4. That’s the law banning…

From Texas Standard:Mayors from across the state headed to Austin on Wednesday to meet with Gov. Greg Abbott over concerns about efforts to pass measures…

From Texas Standard:A week after the Fourth of July, independence is still on the minds of Texans. But two-and-a-half centuries after the U.S. became a…

From Texas Standard:Gov. Greg Abbott says the state – not cities or counties – should have the final say on issues like fracking regulations, bag bans,…

FORT WORTH — Gov. Greg Abbott raised many eyebrows last week when he threw his support behind a "broad-based law" that pre-empts local regulations, a…