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Conroe delays mass-gatherings ordinance after sustained public opposition over fees and insurance
Summary
Councilors deferred a proposed mass-gatherings ordinance after more than a dozen residents argued the proposed $500 permit and $1,000,000 liability-insurance requirement would chill First Amendment assembly rights; police chief said he had requested tools to address recurring safety issues.
The Conroe City Council deferred a proposed mass-gatherings ordinance (agenda items 9 and 10) Oct. 9 after an extended public-comment period in which residents warned the measure would burden constitutional free-speech and assembly rights.
Dozens of residents, neighborhood organizers and local business owners told the council a $500 permit fee and a $1,000,000 liability-insurance requirement for some gatherings would effectively…
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