Governor Abbott is Right and Texas Mayors are Wrong

18 Texas Mayors signed a letter opposing reforms designed to protect Texas property owners. Ross Kecseg

"A group of Texas mayors penned a letter to the governor opposing several of his special-session priorities. While they claim the reforms are a state takeover that erodes “local control,” the exact opposite is true—they empower Texas property owners. 

“Local control” sounds noble, until you realize it’s being hijacked to protect local government control and bully their taxpaying constituents."

These mayors are taking their talking points from the Texas Municipal League, just like the mayor and city council of Georgetown. They miss-characterize the proposed reforms so that headline writers can twist the meaning 180 degrees from what is written in the proposed legislation. This is effective in misleading the public who rarely reads the proposed legislation, even though it is readily and easily available at the Texas Legislature Online.