Texas State Rep. Files Bill to Create ‘District of Austin'

A Texas state representative has filed a bill to create the 'District of Austin,' which would abolish the City of Austin's local authority. Republi...

November 25, 2022
3:46 AM

A Texas state representative has filed a bill to create the 'District of Austin,' which would abolish the City of Austin's local authority. Republican Rep. Jared Patterson of Denton County filed HB 714 (pdf) to disrupt the city's policies he says have failed the residents in Austin. 'Elected officials in Austin have failed their city. Record high taxes and crime are pushing folks out of the city, and their San Francisco wannabe policies force the state to come over the top on legislation each session,' Patterson wrote on Twitter.

Jana J. Pruet