Tag Archives: HB 2127
Keeping Local Systems in Line: Has the Death Star Reached Its Ultimate Power?
On Friday, July 18, 2025, the litigation challenging what has been colloquially dubbed the “Death Star Bill” (AKA the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act; herein “TRCA”) met a fatal blow. The Third Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed without prejudice the City of Houston’s (“COH”) lawsuit seeking, under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (“UDJA”), a… Read More »
Return of the Jedi?
In May, we wrote and warned about the passage of HB 2127 named the Death Star bill because it was to radically change local regulation. The name is ironic given the Death Star was fatally flawed and was destroyed by the very people it was meant to intimidate and subjugate. The City of Houston… Read More »
The Texas Death Star Bill
Texas HB 2127: depending on whom you ask, it’s known as either the Regulatory Consistency Act, or the Texas Death Star Bill. Proponents would argue that it makes regulations more uniform across the state and benefits small businesses. Those who oppose the bill would say that it decimates local control by cities and counties… Read More »