Texas AG Paxton sues five cities, including Austin and San Marcos, over marijuana policies
Texas AG Paxton sues five cities, including Austin and San Marcos, over marijuana policies
TX AG Paxton sues 5 cities over ordinances reducing low-level marijuana possession enforcement.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against five cities -- Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Denton and Elgin -- ordinances that aim to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana possession offenses.
Paxton alleges the cities' actions violate state law and the Texas constitution. The lawsuits ask the courts to declare the ordinances void and order the cities to fully enforce state drug laws.
The ordinances were passed after being approved by voters in local ballot propositions. They prohibit police from making arrests or issuing citations for misdemeanor marijuana possession in most cases.
However, Paxton argues the Texas Local Government Code forbids cities from adopting policies not to fully enforce drug laws. He also says the ordinances violate a section of the Texas Constitution stating that city ordinances cannot conflict with state law.
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Shouldn't Paxton be in jail right now....🤔🤔
He should. And then corruption happened, and he got away with it.
Reminding everyone that a record number of democrats crossed the aisle to acquit him on the biggest smoking gun issue they could have impeached him with. Every progressive in Texas should know their names and remember them when it’s time to vote.
You can read all about it here, and article 4 is the smoking gun: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/16/ken-paxton-impeachment-vote/