Local governments can't overrule state order for reopening businesses in Texas

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Published:
April 28, 2020

The LBJ School's Sherri Greenberg helps explain how Gov. Abbott's reopening decision impacts local governments. "If the governor comes in and says, 'No, we're going to at an earlier date, open up restaurants, 25%,' then that is the law, right? That supersedes the local orders," she said.

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