Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.

HB 103 aims to establish statewide consistency by clarifying that Texas state law, not local municipalities or counties, holds regulatory authority over commerce, trade, elections, and criminal justice. It prevents local governments from creating conflicting rules in these areas while explicitly allowing them to build/maintain roads, impose taxes, provide services like general-law municipalities, run public awareness campaigns, or correct ordinances that violate the bill. The bill does not create new state powers but reaffirms existing state authority under the Texas Constitution. It is a newly filed bill (July 16, 2025) with no further legislative action recorded yet.