Mayors condemn state overreach in call for special session
McAllen Mayor Jim Darling derides Abbott plan as an assault on cities while Mission Mayor Norbeto Salinas questions why state leaders make life difficult for local governments. Abbott seeks 20 items for a July special session, 13 of which would push state policy onto cities or undo local rules, with only one emergency item about agency continuation. Open government legislation is notably absent, despite calls for transparency.
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Time to Modernize NAFTA Texas Delegates Say
Texas leaders urge updating NAFTA to reflect a modern digital economy and border trade. They cite 380000 Texas jobs tied to free trade with Mexico, $92 billion in annual Texas exports, and Texas as home to three of the five busiest U.S. land ports of entry. Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, is named as a committee member.
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