Texas lawmakers are proposing two bills to prevent cities from prohibiting the removal of Ashe Juniper trees, which are ...

House Bill 3798 and Senate Bill 1927 seek to amend state law to remove municipal protections for Ashe juniper trees —commonly known as mountain cedar—permitting their removal without local oversight.

Editor's Note: Senate Bill 1868 no longer contains the list of plants described below. These plants, including mountain laurel, were struck from the legislation prior to Senate Bill 1868 being ...