Analysis: From homegrown culture warriors to tomorrow’s Texas leaders

By Texas Standard

Published December 14, 2021 at 9:45 AM CST

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A local resident heads to the Old Blanco County Courthouse to vote.

Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

Republicans in Austin have been after local governments for years, pushing aside local laws and rules on a long list of issues where local and state powers overlap. Now they’re recruiting fellow Republicans for local offices, to try to change things at the ground level.