"Earlier this year, Austin became the first city in Texas to pass an ordinance requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave. On November 16, the Texas Court of Appeals for the Third District ruled that the ordinance violates the Texas Constitution.... One of the first bills filed for the 86th Texas Legislature that begins on January 8, 2019 ... would bar the local regulation of sick leave effective September 1, 2019, and would apply to any municipal ordinance, rule or regulation adopted before, on or after that date."  MORE >>