Politics

This is so specifically and intentionally evil how do people actually find it in themselves to vote for these things?

Politically, this reads as the State trying to goad Austin into a massive court battle for control of the city. The State Republicans that run the government here HATE that Austin is a Liberal-Mecca now. Dallas in its own sense is too. But the capital building is in the MIDDLE of Downtown Austin. Blocks from the main tourist bar drag and all the popular stuff. And the State Republicans cannot stand the state capital of their red state being soo hard blue all around them.

There have been pushes from state reps to take over the city as a state controlled zone or something, I guess kinda like D.C. has no state? Idk they have never gone anywhere, so this seems like the new more serious avenue. Reading this it affects so much more than just water access this is horrific.

Once again, the cruelty is the point.

Honest question: Why in the Hell, do people willingly live in Texas? I mean, Texas always does things bigger, like being the biggest dumpster fire this side of the Mississipp...

Note to everyone: this isn't a recent thing. This has to do specifically with a whole propaganda campaign they ran about Biden not letting 'hard working people' do their job by limiting heat exposure at 80 degrees and above.

Which is true, he's pushing for heat regulations because, and this is true, there were no federal regulations prior to this. Biden did something great so of course Abbott had to go and be an idiot

It's just the advanced, modern form of slavery. These people are gross. These are the kinds of people I don't like to be around because they feel bad. Yet they're all congregated in the seat of power. Funny how that works init?

As someone who has worked in the heat before this is beyond cruel.

Freedum...! ...to die from heat stroke! Tyexas staille!
These here republicans with their knee-jerk reactionary propaganda networks, have turned that place into THE political waterless toilet.

HB 2127

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a field occupied by a
provision of this code includes employment leave, hiring practices,
breaks, employment benefits, scheduling practices, and any other
terms of employment that exceed or conflict with federal or state
law for employers other than a municipality or county.

So does this mean that all local government workers will get the same breaks as State employees?