The strip club fee story has a little sidebar on it entitled "Other bills of particular interest in the Houston area", which includes this tidbit:
Clean air
- The measure: To prohibit Houston and other cities from using city nuisance laws against plants outside the city limits that pollute city air.
- Status: Senate Bill 1317 did not pass the House. But it could be revived as an amendment to another bill.
It's my understanding that a lot of GOP members in the House -- especially those in urban areas -- didn't want to be on the record voting for this. The public is now about 80% for passing pro-environmental legislation, so voting for polluters is not pallatable.
Posted by: houtopia on May 24, 2007 9:09 AM