Texas Cities Challenge State Small-Cells Law
Twenty-two Texas cities led by McAllen sued the state over the constitutionality of a wireless small-cells law, as expected (see 1708300020). The law, which took effect Friday and pre-empts local authority in the right of way, “is essentially a taxpayer…
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subsidy to the telecommunications industry giants,” McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said in a Thursday news release. The cities sued in the Texas District Court of Travis County after Austin earlier sued Texas in U.S. District Court in Austin. The attorney general’s office didn’t comment.