May 27, 2017      12:50 PM

Locals beat back another pre-emption fight overnight

“We have a new conference committee report that completely strikes that entire judicial relief section. TML and Urban Counties are aware, and are satisfied with the change”

Cities and counties fought back another round of pre-emption overnight, quashing language in a conference report that would give the state the right to overrule local regulations.

The language, believe it or not, was buried in a bill regarding the regulation of seeds, a bill that went through the agriculture committees. Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, carried Senate Bill 1172 in the Senate. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, picked up the bill in the House.

By Kimberly Reeves

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