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We are forming a patchwork quilt of bans and rules and regulations that are eroding the Texas Model

In Texas, State Leaders Attack Local Governments for Going Big on Regulations

By Heritage Foundation Kate Scanlon——--March 16, 2015

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They say everything is bigger in Texas. Some argue that the saying even applies to the state’s local governments.
Conservatives often contend that more decision making should be done at the local level, but what if local governments overreach their authority? Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has been vocal about his opposition to what he characterizes as an overabundance of regulations implemented at the local level in his state. More...

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