Should local governments in Texas be prevented from using public funds to support and oppose proposals in the Texas Legislature that are important to the elected and appointed leadership of those communities? In 2019, that issue was supported by the Texas Senate, but opposed by the Texas House of Representatives, which defeated Senate Bill 29, by Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, on a vote of 58 Yeas, 85 Nays, 2 Present, not voting, according to Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa. “Supporters of Senate Bill 29 said the measure would have helped end what they said is the practice of local governments using tax ...