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Roberto Reyna Sr, a tradesman with Gulf Coast Pavers, takes a break and rehydrates during an extended project on lower Broadway on Friday.

While Texas waits for courts’ ‘Death Star’ law ruling, San Antonio keeps regulating

by Andrea Drusch March 30, 2025March 17, 2026

Because of its potentially wide-ranging effects, opponents dubbed HB 2127 the “Death Star bill,” and cities filed a joint lawsuit to stop it.

Once shut out of blue urban courthouses, Texas GOP leaders ‘change the playing field’ with new courts

by Andrea Drusch January 27, 2025January 30, 2025

Members of the Fe Y Justice Worker Center hold signs to protest House Bill 2127, dubbed the "Death Star bill," during a press conference at Houston’s City Hall on July 14.

Judge blocks new Texas law that would erode cities’ power to enact local rules

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune August 30, 2023August 30, 2023