SAN ANTONIO – Mayor Ron Nirenberg said he is looking forward to a meeting in Austin on Monday, at which he and the mayors of 17 other major Texas cities will sit down with Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss their concerns on important topics.

Nirenberg said that he’s sure the discussion will include Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 6 — known as the “sanctuary cities" bill and the “bathroom bill.” Both are hot-button measures.

“I am ready to talk about any of the legislation that is being proposed in the special session for as much time, or as little time, as the governor has allowed,” Nirenberg said.

The Austin meeting is the latest of similar sessions that the governor has been hosting during the special session with mayors who are in opposition to his agenda.

“What we want is to make sure that we have the ability to grow our community in terms of its services and infrastructure,” Nirenberg said.

Nirenberg said that he welcomes the opportunity to make his case about what he considers the governor’s attempts to undermine the authority of local government.

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