Preemption in the News View All News Topics Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Under pressure from state officials, Houston mayor seeks amendment to HPD’s immigration enforcement policy Read More Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 Houston mayor postpones repeal vote on HPD-ICE policy as city faces lawsuit, funding threat Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas ‘bathroom bill’ with new restrictions on transgender people nears governor’s desk Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/1/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/1/25 Republicans prepare fresh effort to ban local governments from using public funds for lobbying Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Texas lawmakers advance a bill that limits local government. How will cities like Houston react? Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/3/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/3/23 A “Death Star bill” aimed at overriding a wide range of local government control powers is likely to pass the Senate Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 4/18/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 4/18/23 ‘Death Star’ bill in Texas House would strip power from local officials, critics say Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/31/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/31/23 Two Texas bills could cost Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum his job Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/21/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/21/23 It’s not just schools and elections. Flood control is another area of friction between state and local government Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/20/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/20/23 GOP-authored bills would increase penalties for illegal voting and limit Harris County’s control over elections Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/3/22 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/3/22 Texas GOP officials praise ruling blocking federal vaccine, mask mandate for Head Start program Read More Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/6/20 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/6/20 Pandemic Leads To Increased Conflicts Between State And Local Governments In Texas Read More
Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/21/26 Under pressure from state officials, Houston mayor seeks amendment to HPD’s immigration enforcement policy Read More
Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 Houston Public Media Caitlyn Cherepakhov 4/17/26 Houston mayor postpones repeal vote on HPD-ICE policy as city faces lawsuit, funding threat Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/29/25 Texas ‘bathroom bill’ with new restrictions on transgender people nears governor’s desk Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 8/27/25 Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/1/25 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/1/25 Republicans prepare fresh effort to ban local governments from using public funds for lobbying Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/17/23 Texas lawmakers advance a bill that limits local government. How will cities like Houston react? Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/3/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/3/23 A “Death Star bill” aimed at overriding a wide range of local government control powers is likely to pass the Senate Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 4/18/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 4/18/23 ‘Death Star’ bill in Texas House would strip power from local officials, critics say Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/31/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/31/23 Two Texas bills could cost Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum his job Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/21/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/21/23 It’s not just schools and elections. Flood control is another area of friction between state and local government Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/20/23 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 3/20/23 GOP-authored bills would increase penalties for illegal voting and limit Harris County’s control over elections Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/3/22 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 1/3/22 Texas GOP officials praise ruling blocking federal vaccine, mask mandate for Head Start program Read More
Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/6/20 Houston Public Media Adam Polaski 5/6/20 Pandemic Leads To Increased Conflicts Between State And Local Governments In Texas Read More
