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Lawyer Collyn Peddie, regarding the “nebulous” Texas law that would have limited cities’ abilities to write laws that don’t conform with state laws that regulate a variety of areas including transportation, agriculture, labor and property codes. The law, known as the “Death Star” bill, was ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County state judge on Wednesday, Aug. 30, just days ahead of Sept. 1, when it was scheduled to take effect. (KUT — Aug. 30, 2023)

Attorneys for Houston and more than a dozen other cities argued House Bill 2127 was unconstitutionally vague and violated the Texas Constitution’s Home Rule provision. Judge Guerra Gamble of Travis County agreed.

The ruling from state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble comes two days before the law was set to go into effect. The state is likely to appeal.

The ruling from state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble comes two days before the law was set to go into effect. The state is likely to appeal.

(The Hill) — A sweeping Texas bill stripping authority from cities passed the state Senate on Tuesday and is now headed to the governor's desk. House Bill 2127 takes large domains of municipal governing — from payday lending laws to regulations on rest breaks for construction workers to rules det