The gains that Beto O’Rourke has made are particularly significant in light of the fact that he’s competing against an incumbent, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who has played the underdog game to great success in the recent past.
To what extent should local governments be entitled to legislative powers over the areas they are elected to represent? Who should local governments be accountable to: those who elected them or those who travel across the state to protest legally unenforceable local ordinances, such as previously existed in Olmos Park?
