Issue Position: Respect Local Control, Not Big State Intrusion

Issue Position

Each Texas city has its own character -- values, challenges, resources, and solutions distinct from any other. Local governments understand this. They are in touch with the local people; they enact policies that reflect the values and needs of the local people; and they respect the expertise of local law enforcement who, likewise, understand the local people. In this way, cities are laboratories of democracy, living experiments in public policy.
When the state preempts local control -- particularly at the will of a powerful non-representative few -- it denies the rights of communities to have their own character. And it runs counter to the Texas tradition of self-governance. Let local governments determine the best policies for local matters.

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