ARLINGTON-- Majors of big cities in Texas met in Arlington to Discuss the upcoming legislative session agreeing to ask for renewed funding to help the homeless.
Austin major Lee Leffingwell attending the meeting.
Arlington Major Robert Cluck said Friday the majors also agreed they want unfunded mandates from the Legislative or any legislation passed that would take away from the cities' abilities to govern themselves.For instances, he said they would divert city taxes to state funds.
According to cluck when the legislative session begins in January, the majors plan to ask for continued funding from the state to help the homeless.He said big cities mostly got $20 million from the states for the homeless.
Mayors from Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Elpaso and Sugar Land also attended.
by: Associated Press
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