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With Democrats sweeping Texas, the GOP-led war on cities nears its end

States Newsroom · November 7, 2026

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For years, Republican state lawmakers engaged in an unrelenting assault on Texas cities in a bid to curb the power of the state’s bluer urban areas and stop the spread of progressive policies. When Denton residents voted to ban fracking in city limits, the GOP-dominated Texas Legislature made it illegal for cities to…

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