Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over its recent decision to decriminalize cannabis, joining at least five other Texas cities facing similar court battles. The lawsuit,

Ken Paxton's legal action follows similar suits against other cities like Austin and Denton, which have passed similar voter-supported mandates.

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 marijuana to establish probable cause to search people without a warrant.