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.
Texas thinks it gets to ignore the federal government, so why should the cities listen to the state government?
Exactly, someone should make shirts with a bud that says come and take it.
what a huge waste of taxpayer money
This is so fucking weird. Weed is a no-brainer win, even among conservatives. Why double/triple/quadruple down on this stupid policy
Gotta keep that jazz cabbage off the streets or baby Jesus will cry.
Shouldn’t Paxton be in jail right now…🤔🤔
Ah yes. The criminal Ken Paxton always fighting the good fight! Thanks Ken for again showing how out of touch you are with the modern world.
What a cool party of freedom and personal responsibility
Texas is the shithole country Donald Trump was talking about back in the day, he just didn’t know it.
Seriously someone save some of that razor wire for this idiot. He’s finally going to have his day in court come April 🙏
TeQxas.
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