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Council adopts May 2024 charter amendments but excludes Prop M after legal advice on state preemption
2793101 · January 28, 2025
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Summary
The Bastrop City Council voted Jan. 28 to adopt several May 2024 charter amendments but excluded Proposition M after city attorneys warned state law likely preempts local adoption.
The Bastrop City Council voted Jan. 28 to adopt several charter amendments the voters approved in May 2024, but it declined to adopt Proposition M — the marijuana decriminalization charter change — after advice from the city attorney that state law likely preempts local action and that adopting M could expose the city to costly litigation.
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