Houston lawsuit looks to zap Texas' oppressive 'Death Star' law
The city of Houston is seeking to block a law from taking effect that will bar local officials from passing regulations related to a host of key is...
The city of Houston is seeking to block a law from taking effect that will bar local officials from passing regulations related to a host of key issues. last month, and it's set to take effect Sept. 1. The legislation (officially known as HB 2127) bars localities from passing certain laws if they contradict state law related to agriculture, business and commerce, finance, insurance, labor, local government, natural resources, occupations or property. (It's pretty expansive, to say the least.) uit , lawyers representing Houston call the law 'hopelessly vague' and claim it violates the state constitution by broadly pre-empting local laws.