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Texas preemption law overrides city laws on workers rights, evictions

Unprecedented state legislation could override city laws in policy areas ranging from workers’ rights and housing to finance and agriculture. Opponents, who have nicknamed the legislation the “Death Star” bill, see it as the latest escalation in a years-long Republican-led effort to rein in the power of Texas’ left-leaning metros.

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Spain vows to block farming near threatened wetlands

Spain has vowed to block a regional plan to legalise farming near one of Europe's largest and fauna-rich wetlands, where water supplies have plunged due to climate change and agriculture.

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