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There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build statewide momentum.
Residents of Lubbock, West Texas' largest city with 264,000 residents, are slated to vote next week to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses, making it yet another city in the Lone Star State, to do so. For a May 4 vote, which has been raising dust for months, Gov. Greg Abbott said it's not a way to make a change. Instead, he proposes reaching out to lawmakers, reported Marijuana Moment. "Local communities such as towns, cities and counties, they don't have the authority to override state law," Abbott, who previously said that marijuana possession al...
Tech The Vote hosted its Lubbock Mayoral Candidate Forum at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Texas Tech School of Law Lanier Auditorium.
The Killeen City Council and other city officials have just over three weeks to respond to the Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the city of Killeen over
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