{"id":3053,"date":"2018-07-04T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T17:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/texas-lawmakers-look-to-punish-or-remove-austin-city-council-members\/"},"modified":"2018-07-04T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T17:31:34","slug":"texas-lawmakers-look-to-punish-or-remove-austin-city-council-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/texas-lawmakers-look-to-punish-or-remove-austin-city-council-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas lawmakers look to punish or remove Austin City Council members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKh4xddyfTo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The tension between Texas and some local governments escalated on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Texas lawmakers look to punish or remove Austin City Council members<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Texas+lawmakers+look+to+punish+or+remove+Austin+City+Council+members&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Texas lawmakers look to punish or remove Austin City Council members - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas-gender-affirming-care-law-111505426.html&amp;c=7311527234709041928&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas' gender-affirming care law: Austin council weighs making enforcement a low priority\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The resolution would de-prioritize the city's enforcement of state laws that restrict or criminalize access to gender-affirming care.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kut.org%2Faustin%2F2024-05-02%2Fsix-austin-neighborhoods-could-vote-to-leave-the-city-heres-what-that-means-for-residents&amp;c=15740713760654931431&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSix Austin neighborhoods could vote to leave the city. Here's what that means for residents.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six neighborhoods on the outskirts of Austin could vote to remove themselves from the city on Saturday. \"Disannexing\" from the city could mean some services \u2013 like fire and police \u2013 and some fees and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinchronicle.com%2Fnews%2F2024-05-03%2Fhow-attorneys-advocates-and-judges-worked-to-review-ut-protest-arrests%2F&amp;c=6657383110239556814&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Attorneys, Advocates, and Judges Worked to Review UT Protest Arrests\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those calls served as the starting gun in a relay race that began as an effort to have the 57 protesters arrested for criminal trespass released from jail but morphed into a multi-pronged community ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Faustin-city-council-vote-transgender-211958090.html&amp;c=78526728803285766&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin City Council to vote on transgender protections resolution\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 Members of the Austin City Council are set to vote Thursday on offering some ... carefully given the scrutiny this will likely bring by state Republican lawmakers. \u201cI understand that ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Faustin%2Fi-will-sue-you-austin-city-council-public-comment-rules-in-limbo-after-judge-ruling%2F&amp;c=15720530202668482368&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018I will sue you\u2019: Austin City Council public comment rules in limbo after judge ruling\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 If you\u2019ve been to an Austin City Council ... the Texas Open Meetings Act. However, we respect the court\u2019s decision and will abide by the Judge\u2019s ruling. We look forward ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Feric-adams-lawyer-city-council-00152849&amp;c=16760142421446231225&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Adams\u2019 top lawyer pick faces backlash in City Council\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>But the council doesn\u2019t always agree with the executive on legal matters. The lawmakers in February joined a lawsuit against the city \u2014 represented by the corporation counsel \u2014 over Adams ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fmoney%2Feconomy%2Fboomtown-2040%2Faustin-home-initiative-phase-2-public-reaction%2F269-68d9d31d-e3c9-45e1-8371-8c31c9e7d1f7&amp;c=5339186369424594182&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhase 2 of HOME Initiative aimed at reducing lot sizes in Austin meets mixed reactions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas ... said that if council members see ways to improve the plan, then those changes could come. She said for now, the focus is just on Phase 2. The Austin City Council will vote ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Ftexas-city-commission-passes-resolution-protect-transgender-treatments-minors-state-law&amp;c=16300602687722675740&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas city commission passes resolution to protect transgender treatments for minors from state law\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new resolution approved by an LGBTQ commission in Austin, Texas could potentially protect ... approved a recommendation to the Austin city council on \"transgender and sexual identity protections ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ffiscal-discipline-city-austin-financial-021943183.html&amp;c=16580737835529755712&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Fiscal discipline\u2019: City of Austin\u2019s financial forecast points to tighter budget process\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 Austin City Council members were briefed on the city ... City staff suggested combing through departments\u2019 budgets to look for savings, analyzing fees that could be raised ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.13newsnow.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmycity%2Fvirginia-beach%2Fvirginia-beach-city-council-members-weigh-in-on-collective-bargaining%2F291-c48b5546-8865-411f-9285-72d390238d4f&amp;c=15833180249867340837&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirginia Beach City Council members weigh pros and cons of collective bargaining\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. \u2014 The Virginia Beach City Council has two weeks left to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of collective bargaining, and members met once again on Tuesday where they debated ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dmagazine.com%2Ffrontburner%2F2024%2F04%2Ftexas-lawmakers-look-to-take-zoning-changes-out-of-dallas-hands%2F&amp;c=938686735051906297&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Lawmakers Look to Take Zoning Changes Out of Dallas\u2019 Hands\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>But new talk among conservative Texas ... city, and therefore the end of meaningful choice in how Americans can live,\u201d he warned. Three years ago, as California Gov. Gavin Newsome made moves to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66338f303d8640ceaca0b5880355bff2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fnri%2Fus-canada-news%2Fwell-murder-you-indian-origin-protester-threatens-bakersfield-city-council-members-during-meeting%2Farticleshow%2F109268148.cms&amp;c=8135227932970429514&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'We'll murder you': Indian-origin protester Riddhi Patel threatens Bakersfield city council members during meeting\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A person named Riddhi Patel made frightening threats against Republican Mayor Karen Goh and other council members during the Bakersfield City Council meeting on Wednesday. Patel's threats were ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tension between Texas and some local governments escalated on Wednesday. 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