Five Texas cities vote to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession
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Residents of five Texas cities – San Marcos, Denton, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights – voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession on Tuesday.
Residents of San Marcos, Denton, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights followed Austin's lead after advocacy groups helped get the marijuana question on ballots, according to Fox 7 Austin. Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
Marijuana is still illegal at the state level in Texas. A bill to lower the criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of the drug passed the Texas House in 2019 and 2021 but died both times in the state Senate.
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