Abbott Signs “Death Star” Act That Limits Municipalities’ Ability to Self-Govern
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill that restricts local governments in the state from enacting and enforcing their own ordinances on a wide variety of issues. House Bill 2127, dubbed the “Death Star bill” by its opponents (after the space station in the movie series Star Wars that the films’ antagonists use to destroy planets within the empire)...