That’s all well and good, but the Texas legislature is working overtime (well, as much overtime as can be worked, given they meet for a few weeks every couple y

That’s all well and good, but the Texas legislature is working overtime (well, as much overtime as can be worked, given they meet for a few weeks every couple years) to wrest as much control from the cities as possible. Houston no longer gets to run its own elections or school system, and in a few days an expansive, vaguely worded law is coming into effect that basically strips home rule away from the cities. No animal welfare laws for you, Texas cities! To be fair, the cities were passing draconian laws like “outdoor workers must receive periodic water breaks” so I, for one, am glad that the legislature is standing between us and the jackbooted thugs of the regulatory state.