Judge blocks new Texas law that would erode cities' power to enact local rules
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In 2015, El Paso became the second city in the country to safeguard its workers by passing a historic wage theft ordinance.
In 2015, El Paso became the second city in the country to safeguard its workers by passing a historic wage theft ordinance. Now, as a sweeping new state law aimed at handicapping
Houston and San Antonio have filed a major lawsuit. Dozens of local officials have signed onto a scathing amicus brief. And across the state, cities are scrambling to prepare for the wild west that Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial preemption law will likely bring.