Brandon Waltens and Cary Cheshire explore the death of the conservative priority calling for pre-emption legislation to tackle out-of-control local government.
With cities like Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas routinely regulating more and more of the activities of private businesses, Texans across the Lone Star State expected pre-emption efforts to tackle out-of-control local government to be near the top of the agenda for the Texas Legislature’s Republican majority.
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The bylaws of the Republican Caucus stipulate that members must support the caucus nominee on the floor of the House.
With Phelan stepping aside, establishment forces are pushing State Rep. Dustin Burrows for the position.
Grassroots Republicans are renewing calls to ban Democrat committee chairs.
The ability, granted by lawmakers in 2017, was taken away from the attorney general after a 2021 ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.