Local Control Issues

Bill author Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said the measure is coming in response to what he called 'an explosion' of local ordinances adding regulations.

Governor Greg Abbott plans to take another shot at reducing property tax rates after the state legislature rejected similar plans last session. A bitter…

DENTON — A North Texas city whose fracking ban prompted lawmakers to limit such local power says a driller has revealed, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that would prohibit city and county governments from banning using “fracking” techniques to extract oil…

Members of the Texas House approve legislation aimed at local entities, like the City of Denton, that banned oil and gas technique of hydraulic fracturing…

A San Antonio lawmaker identifies a computer glitch that kills a vote on an open carry gun bill and a bill that limits what ordinances cities can pass.…

Homeowners, industry leaders and those in the oil and gas business provided some heated testimony about a bill that would have required cities to take…