Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

ProPublica

08 May 2026

A push to restrict local governments’ ability to decide how they spend their money and which policies they can adopt is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities. By Tanya Eiserer and Jason Trahan, WFAA. Co-published with The Texas Tribune and WFAA. Originally published April 27, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.