Texas’ Big City Mayors is a bipartisan coalition of mayors from Texas’ most populous cities, representing nearly one third of the state’s residents, that advocates for policies and initiatives that will strengthen our communities and improve the quality of life for all Texans.
Meet the Mayors
Texas’ BCM is currently comprised of 18 bipartisan mayors representing over 8.5 million Texans from every corner of the state
Texas mayors asks state lawmakers for more mental health money (Houston Public Media / February 10, 2023)
As lawmakers begin a new session, Texas mayors want to maintain control of local issues (Texas Tribune / January 13, 2023)
13 Texas Mayors Launch Bipartisan Effort for Special Legislative Session in Wake of Uvalde Massacre - Interview with Joe Zimmerman [Sugar Land] (ABC13 / June 21, 2022)
Texas Mayors Call for a Special Session to Address Guns and Mental Health - Interview with Jim Ross [Arlington] (NBCDFW / June 21, 2022)
Texas’ big-city mayors urge Congress to adopt infrastructure plan - Interview with Mayor Parker [Fort Worth] (Texas Standard / October 26, 2021)
Texas mayors urge Congress to pass infrastructure, spending bills
(KSAT / October 25, 2021)Texas mayors ask Legislature to consider housing, internet access with $16B of federal funds (San Antonio Report / September 21, 2021)
Mayors Of Texas' Largest Cities Call On Congress To Pass $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package (KUT / July 30, 2021)
Texas' big-city mayors ask Gov. Greg Abbott for power to impose face mask rules (Texas Tribune / June 16, 2020)
Advocacy Efforts
Note: Advocacy efforts of Texas’ Big City Mayors are based on the decisions of a majority of participating mayors and may not reflect the views of all. Individual support is expressed by signing on to letters and/or statements.
Mayors support Postpartum Medicaid Expansion (H.B. 12) (April 2023)
Mayors oppose Preemption Bills (S.B. 149 & H.B. 3790) (March 2023)
Mayors oppose Community Censorship Bills (S.B. 175 & H.B. 3538) (March 2023)
Mental Health State Funding Priorities (February 2023)
Federal Communications Commission deadline extension request (January 2023)
Mayors pledge to take action on the Inflation Reduction Act (December 2022)
Urge Congress to oppose the Financial Data Transparency Act (December 2022)
Congress must pass the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act (September 2022)
Congress must act now to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act (July 2022)
State must take immediate action on common sense gun reform (June 2022)
Flexibility for ARPA local recovery funds (November 2021)
Priorities for remainder of State ARPA funding (September 2021)
Swift passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (July 2021)
Retention of State ARPA funds for accelerated recovery (June 2021)
Local control & COVID-19 safety measures (June 2020)
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