The Death Star
What to know: TPPF attorneys, representing Dallas residents, could sue over 133 city of Dallas ordinances that are in conflict with state law.
The TPPF take: The bill preempts, and makes unenforceable, city ordinances that duplicate and add to regulations already imposed by the State of Texas.
“All Texans deserve the freedom to live and work without being micromanaged by their city government,” says TPPF’s Matthew Chiarizio. “The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act was passed to stop exactly this kind of local overreach—and TPPF stands ready to defend Texans’ liberty when cities like Dallas refuse to follow the law.”
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Women’s Privacy
What to know: Texas lawmakers are considering a “bathroom bill” which would restrict men from going into women’s restrooms and locker rooms.
The TPPF take: Other states are ahead of Texas in protecting women’s privacy.
“Back in 2017, lawmakers fought to pass the Women’s Privacy Act, what the media called the ‘bathroom bill,’ which would have prohibited men from entering spaces reserved to protect women’s privacy, like restrooms, locker rooms and showers,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “Naturally, Democrats opposed this common-sense law, but it was the Texas media that made defeating the legislation their top priority. The bill failed in the Texas House and as a result, the state is now proliferated with gender-neutral restrooms that are dirty and unsafe.”
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Charity Care
What to know: Hospitals in New Jersey sued over their duty to provide charity care in exchange for tax breaks; the hospitals lost.
The TPPF take: Nonprofit hospitals have a duty to provide charity care.
“In exchange for providing charity care, nonprofit hospitals are exempt from virtually all state, federal, and property taxes,” says TPPF’s Nicholas Armstrong. “The total tax exemption of nonprofit hospitals is estimated to be over $25 billion — enough to pay off all the medical debt in Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and New York right now. Nonprofit hospitals are afforded these generous tax benefits because it is expected that the hospitals will spend their tax-spared revenue to benefit the communities they serve.”
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