It's not really a "quien es mas macho?" moment, although it may seem it. City governments are having some of their authority removed by this Legislature and aren't too happy about it:
"We are under major assault right now," said Brandon Aghamalian, Fort Worth's director of governmental relations. "There's some bad stuff passing."Among the bills the Lege has worked on is one that would limit the dates for municipal elections (enrolled) and one that hinders tree-tree-preservation efforts (already signed into law). With bills such as these, we can understand the cities' angst.
Cities? Look at counties over the last few years. Especially Senator Wentworth's bills. Good lord. And Shapleigh had an SJR that would have consolidated El Paso City and County government.
What ever happened to "living in the country because you want to live in the county?!"