This is a very short article, but it highlights the conflict between state and local government.
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As you'll notice in the chapter on local government, and elsewhere, local governments are creatures of the state, meaning that the state can regulate what they can and cannot do. This article illustrates that tension, and the degree to which the state uses its power over local government to minimize their power - in this case, their ability to respond to Covid19.
Key terms, topics, and phrases:
- Attorney General
- Ken Paxton
- Dallas County Judge
- Clay Jenkins
- local government
- state Rep
- Dan Flynn
- R - Canton
- Texas Pawnshop Act
- local officials
- limited emergency powers
- "amend state law that the Legislature has explicitly removed from local control"
- Dallas County Order
- court
- invalid and unenforceable
- consumer protection orders
- Paxton's opinion
- "local order is superseded by Abbott's directive on store operations."
Here are terms from the other articles on the page:
- Austin city officials
- Governor
- county judges
- mayors
- supercede
- Austin Mayor
- Steve Adler
- Bexar County
- federal coronavirus relief bill
- San Antonio Express-News
- Texas cities and counties
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
