Texas Lawmakers Aim To Limit Local Governments' Power To Sue
Overriding local control has been a recurring theme for the last few state legislative sessions, and this year is no exception. Harris County is pushing back on efforts by state lawmakers to limit the county’s ability to sue.
The latest Texas House bill would require local governments to clear all contracts to hire outside counsel with the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
“And if the attorney general deems that the contract not to be in furtherance of his policies or his duties, he can reject the contract totally,” said Robert Soard, First Assistant County Attorney for Harris County.
Soard said that could affect any case Harris County might make regarding the Deer Park fire, “so even if the local government decided to hire outside counsel to deal with an issue like ITC, the attorney general could cancel the contract and say, ‘No.’”
Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2019/03/22/326253/texas-lawmakers-aim-to-limit-local-governments-power-to-sue/
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