Bag Ban Overturn?

Bag Ban Overturn?

This month, Austin started the bag ban banning plastic bags in grocery stores and many other retailers. Many people complained about the bag ban stating they would drive OUT of Austin just to go shopping. What the author of this editorial blog is intending to inform us all who live in Austin that this bag ban could be overturned. Local state representative, Drew Springer (R), states that this bag ban is unfair to those who cannot make ends meat and also that it could cause health concerns because the bags are not being washed on a regular basis.
Political Strategist, Harold Cook states that "Republicans talk a good game about local control until they don't like the control the locals impose. So now this Republican is going to come tell Austin, where he doesn't live, what they can and can not do."
Drew Springer also said that "plastic bags are made right here in Texas and the reusable ones in China, so I'd like to keep jobs right here at home."

The author's claim is making us civilians question the bag ban. Whether its really worth it or not. We get the evidence from hearing from Drew Springer, and Harold Cook. Also,

the Texas Retailers Association has filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin claiming that the ordinance violates state law. The real question is, Does it? Or are we trying to better ourselves and make ourselves help keep Austin "green".

As I've lived here, since I have been 5, I don't think the bag ban is so bad. Those people who can't afford it- there are ways to go around it. HEB offers plastic REUSABLE bags for 28 cents. So the whole "$2" thing to me doesn't make sense. Also, Green bags are only a dollar, not two. I know what its like to choose what to buy and what not to buy when you don't have money, but think about it- once you buy them... you don't have to buy them again.