Texas Cities Lose Legal Battle Over Small Cell Fees

Texas Supreme Court tosses lawsuit from 60 cities, including Dallas and Houston, over state caps on wireless small cell tower fees — ruling cities sued the wrong party, not the telecoms or state agency enforcing the law. Cities argued $250/year per node was far below market rates, but the court said challenging the state directly won’t force companies to pay more. Chief Justice Blacklock hinted cities could retry if they name the right defendants — leaving big questions about public space revenue and who really controls it. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f38e416b831af0ca