Texas Supreme Court says Houston cannot nullify state permits
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Houston may not prohibit what is allowed under state rules intended to protect air quality.
The justices agreed with Southern Crushed Concrete that Houston's 2007 law restricting the location of concrete-crushing facilities violates a state statute by nullifying a permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
In reversing an appeals court decision, Justice Debra Lehrmann said the state's Health and Safety Code is clear.
The law "compels us to give effect to the Legislature's clear intent that a city may not pass an ordinance that effectively moots a Commission decision," Lehrmann wrote.
More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texas-Supreme-Court-says-Houston-cannot-nullify-4282323.php .
[font color=green]Is there a Website where the residents of Houston can sign a petition to secede from the state?[/font]
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