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Houston voters to decide on Prop A in November, which would deprioritize misdemeanor marijuana enforcement
Summary by The Bellaire Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Dominic Anthony Walsh , as published by Houston Public Media (NPR/PBS)
· September 29, 2026
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The “Houston Freedom Act” would make misdemeanor marijuana possession HPD’s “lowest law-enforcement priority,” and it would also enshrine a departmental policy banning no-knock warrants.
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