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Texas Wireless Ban Has Failed

Posted by Zonk on from the one-state-with-market-opportunities dept.

chip rosenthal writes "The effort to ban municipal networks in Texas has failed. Texas House Bill 789 originally had provisions to ban muni wireless networks. The Senate passed a significantly rewritten version, without a ban. A conference committee failed to reach agreement, so the bill died when the Texas legislature adjourned this weekend."

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  1. Re:Persistence by chip+rosenthal · · Score: 3, Informative

    This article (annoying registration required) quotes the HB 789 sponsor as saying he will try again in two years (next legislative session).

  2. Re:As someone living in Texas... by BenEnglishAtHome · · Score: 4, Informative

    Uh, no. The bans on lewd cheerleading and gay foster parents failed to pass. The linked page provides a quick list of some of the things that passed and didn't in the last Texas legislative session. Some of the items are pretty funny. Or pretty sad, depending on your POV.

    A quick note to everyone from outside Texas - We have a part time legislature. It meets for 140 days every two years. The standard joke in the state is that we'd be a hell of a lot better off if they met for 2 days every 140 years.