A measure in San Antonio deals with abortion and criminal justice, while El Paso voters are weighing initiatives related to climate change.
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That has focused most political attention on ballot propositions in San Antonio, Austin and El Paso that touch on a host of progressive priorities. In San Antonio, the state’s second-largest city, progressives are pushing a “justice charter” that promises to decriminalize abortion and low-level marijuana offenses and require tickets rather than arrests for some nonviolent offenses.
Polls are open Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Results will start coming in soon after polls close. Live results are provided here via our partner Decision Desk HQ.San Antonio is home to the biggest progressive fight in Texas. Proposition A would not only overhaul policing through its provisions on abortion, marijuana and nonviolent offenses, but it would also outlaw no-knock warrants and officer chokeholds.
Supporters say Proposition A is needed to reduce jailing and free up resources to focus on more serious crime. But opponents argue it will incentivize crime and damage the economy. Its opponents include Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who has otherwise been a Democratic ally on some of the issues in the proposition.
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