通过由捐赠者支持的投票措施限制地方政府权力. Houston mayor leads movement restricting local government power via ballot measures backed by a donor.

德克萨斯州一个小镇的市长, 他正在领导一场运动来限制地方政府权力. Mayor Art Martinez de Vara, a Houston attorney and small-town Texas mayor, is leading a movement to restrict local government power. 他通过共和党捐赠人支持的投票措施, 帮助制定了达拉斯的政策, Through ballot measures backed by a Republican donor, he helped shape policies in Dallas that mandate police hiring and higher pay, even cutting other services. 批评者说这导致预算短缺和法律争端, 包括德克萨斯州总检察长对警察资金的诉讼. Critics say this has led to budget shortfalls and legal battles, including a lawsuit by the Texas Attorney General over police funding.