Local Control: Article Analysis

Mabroumi 1 Mabroumi 4 Hala Mabroumi Sharifian Sherry GOVT-2306 05-02-2017 Local Governments As per the BusinessDictionary, a local government is a government that “. will typically only have control over their specific geographical region, and cannot pass or enforce laws that will affect a wider area.” While the issue is very complex, many have strong feelings about whether local governments are the right way to manage cities and counties or not.

In the article by Texas Vox Oil and Gas Lobby Cashes In, Kills Local Control, Kaiba White firmly criticizes the impact that the passing of House Bill 40 has on local control. The claim made in this article is simple: local control, a secular Texan tradition is being undermined by greed. 1 As the author

2 Rinaldi’s main point is that, “Local governments are far superior to state governments in their ability to communicate with, aggregate feedback from and respond to issues raised by local constituents in areas like public education, zoning, fire codes and traffic regulations. . However, while local government is often best at implementing policy, it poses a bigger risk of enacting laws that infringe on individual rights.” Considering what learned about local government, I do not believe it hypocritical that state governments impose their will on policies. I, in fact, believe it to be necessary. As State Representative Rinaldi pointed out, while many municipalities in Texas may not ban the texting and driving behavior, a state-wide ban might be more effective, easier to follow, and safer for the entire Texan population. This would overrule the decision of certain local government, but it would be, in my opinion, a great win for the entire state of Texas and for all its