Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, arguing it violates state law.

Dallas passed the charter amendment known as Proposition R, which decriminalizes possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. It also prevents police from using the odor of m

Dallas, like other Texas cities, got sued when they tried to decriminalize weed. Here's how Harris County has chipped away at the problem and avoided a lawsuit.