Push to reduce criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana gaining traction in Texas
Under current state law, possessing two to four ounces of marijuana could send you to jail for up to a year and cost you $4000. House Bill 218 would remove criminal penalties for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana or cannabis concentrate.
Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado filibusters GOP elections bill
The GOP voting restrictions push that left the Texas House scrambling to round up absent Democrats also shut down work in the Texas Senate Wednesday evening as state Sen. Carol Alvarado launched into a filibuster against the GOPโs priority voting bill.