As lawmakers begin a new session, Texas mayors want to maintain control of local issues

Texas’ Big City Mayors organization laid out its legislative priorities for this upcoming session. (Credit: Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune)

Preserving local control will be a central issue this legislative session, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said at a conference Friday along with eight other members of the Texas’ Big City Mayors coalition.

Mayors of the state’s most populous cities will “undoubtedly” oppose any upcoming legislation that would erode local authority, Nirenberg said.