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Art Martinez de Vara: Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern

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Art Martinez de Vara: Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern
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Art Martinez de Vara: Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern

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  • Salon·May 3

    Art Martinez de Vara: Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern

    His town has embraced small government ideals but struggles to provide basic services and has no sewer system Published May 3, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Texas flag (DIGITALproshots/Getty Images) This article originally appeared on ProPublica. In February, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit accusing Dallas officials of failing to adequately fund the city’s police department and violating a voter-approved measure requiring it to hire up to 900 new officers. “I filed this lawsuit to ensure that the City of Dallas fully funds law enforcement, upholds public safety, and is accountable to its constituents,” Paxton said in a news release demanding that the city adhere to a 2024 change in its charter. “When voters demand more funding for law enforcement, local officials must immediately comply.” The reason Paxton could pursue such action, the reason the Dallas city charter even requires hiring more officers, was due in large part to a man named Art Martinez de Vara. A private attorney with a law practice based in Houston and a tiny South Texas town called Von Ormy, Martinez de Vara was one of the driving forces behind the changes in the charter that opened Dallas up to such a lawsuit in the

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