Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, on Tuesday staged a water and hunger strike in protest of what critics call the 'Death Star' bill. The Texas bill, which is set to take effect on Sept. 1, effectively eliminates some local government protections.
On Sept. 1, a Texas state law will take effect and effectively nullify a so-called “patchwork” of local labor, insurance, finance and property ordinances, among others.
Texas House Bill 2127, called the "Death Star" bill by opponents, effectively eliminates local-level protections creating mandatory water breaks, with the stated goal of smoothing out a "patchwork" of local laws for businesses “Greg Abbott, making it his highest priority to take Texans’ water breaks away, their right to water on the job away from them, in the midst of one of the hottest summers in recorded history, is just cruel,” Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told reporters Tuesday. “But it's unsurprising — that because this was a high priority of corporate lobbying and special interests, to take workers rights away — that it became Greg Abbott's priority.
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