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Health and human services editor @TexasTribune | Former: @Statesman @TexasCounties | @TheLBJSchool alumna | Houston native
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Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.

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By Joshua Fechter Verified, Julie Chang
| Texas Tribune Verified
Confusion surrounds a sweeping law aimed at stopping Texas cities from adopting progressive policies three years after state lawmakers passed it, supporters and critics said Thursday. The 2023 law, known as the “Death Star” bill, made it illegal for cities and counties to enact local ordinances that go further than certain broad areas of state law. Texas Republicans including Gov.
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Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it. Original

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By Joshua Fechter Verified, Julie Chang
| Texas Tribune Verified
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . When Monte Walker took the reins as city manager of Howe, a town with a population of 3,686 some 50 miles north of Dallas, the city hadn’t audited its books for two years — even though state law says they must be done annually. The town had seen turnover in its management, and past officials hadn’t gotten those audits done before he took the job in 2023, Walker said.
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Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken Paxton Original

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By Paul Cobler Verified, Julie Chang
| Texas Tribune Verified
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . In the final days of his GOP runoff campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against Netflix, WhatsApp and Discord, and launched another investigation into Meta. During his victory speech, he cemented a key pillar of his campaign: cracking down on bad actors in Big Tech.
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