Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 2770 prohibits municipalities from spending public funds on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives unless required by federal law. It bars local governments from using tax dollars to fund DEI-related departments, programs, hiring practices, training sessions, or economic development partnerships that promote identity-based preferences. Municipalities violating the law may be barred from raising property taxes above the no-new-revenue tax rate for three years and denied state grants for two years. The Texas Attorney General may enforce these provisions in court.
Author (1)
Nate Schatzline