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WATCH: Regulatory Consistency Is the Way to Keep Texas ‘A Great Place to Work’

WATCH: Regulatory Consistency Is the Way to Keep Texas ‘A Great Place to Work’

April 27, 2023

WATCH: Regulatory Consistency Is the Way to Keep Texas ‘A Great Place to Work’

DALLAS (April 27, 2023) – Without the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, small business owners across the state would be left to navigate a patchwork of regulations from city to city – on top of crushing inflation and a worker shortage with no end in sight. In an interview with CBS 11’s Jack Fink, NFIB member and small business owner Greg Brown of W.W. Cannon, Inc. underscored why local job creators need greater certainty in the regulatory landscape. CLICK HERE to watch the full interview. Excerpts are below: Brown, who employs Texans in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, described how the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act would make it easier for small business owners to comply with state and federal regulations. Brown said:
“[Employment law] should be consistent across the state. […] If they didn’t pass this law and municipalities begin to regulate my business, then in the state of Texas, I’m looking at over 1,400 municipalities that could possibly tell me I couldn’t do this or that.”
Brown, who spends as much as five percent in business expenses on compliance with regulations already on the books, noted that more local ordinances would only increase costs for small business owners, who operate on thin margins. Finally, Brown noted that regulatory consistency is key to ensuring Texas remains economically competitive. Brown said:
“Texas is a great place to work and we want to keep it that way. We think consistency across the board in employment law is the way to do it.”
CLICK HERE to watch the full interview. Background: The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act would give local job creators one set of rules to follow statewide while ensuring cities and counties retain their authority to address local concerns. READ: Fact Check: Local Control Is Alive and Well in Texas NFIB and local job creators testified before both the House and Senate in support of the bill. More on small business owners’ support for the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act is below: WATCH: San Antonio Small Businesswoman Touts Benefits of Texas Regulatory Consistency Act WATCH: Texas Job Creator to Senate Panel: ‘Multiple Municipalities Passing Multiple Bills Have a Major Impact on How We Operate Our Small Business’  
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