Texas cities had the ability to enact local ordinances to regulate areas such as labor, agriculture, finance, insurance, natural resources, and occupations within their respective jurisdictions. However, The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, or HB 2127, also known as the “Death Star” law, seeks to end the “patchwork of regulations that apply inconsistently across the state” and return commercial regulatory authority to the state by prohibiting cities and counties from enacting any law regulating labor practices that exceed or conflict with state law.