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Texas Governor Signs “Death Star” Bill Stripping Power From Local Officials [1]

['Prem Thakker', 'Tori Otten']

Date: 2023-06-15

The law will also ban cities from passing new rules against predatory lending without first getting approval from the Texas legislature. That’s a problem when predatory lending—like other capital-driven interests—is always innovating in how it can screw the everyday person.

And when business interests like the Texas Association of Business and Texas Construction Association applaud the legislation, you can imagine that this is all only the tip of the iceberg of things companies are ready to get away with more easily. After all, the law is so remarkably broad, many residents don’t even know the extent to which other codes (already passed or in their interest to advocate for) will now be barred.

The law’s leading proponents were Representative Dustin Burrows and Senator Brandon Creighton.

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[1] Url: https://newrepublic.com/post/173676/texas-republicans-overturning-cities-ability-govern

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