A May ballot proposition in San Antonio could spark the biggest showdown yet with Texas' Republican-dominated state government. Proposition A would decriminalize abortion and low-level marijuana possession, ban no-knock warrants and more.
, including most recently a legal challenge from local officials wary of defying state law.
“This proposal contains a variety of different radical proposals that have been packaged together to confuse Texans, and it is imperative that this effort be stopped before it is too late,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said at the time. The most timely element of the proposition is its proposal that police “shall not investigate, make arrests, or otherwise enforce any alleged criminal abortion.” It is a direct response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that triggered a near-total abortion ban across Texas.
Proposition A supporters emphasize that offenders would still face consequences — prosecution, which can include fines, and arrest if they do not cooperate. Supporters also point out that another city, San Marcos, already showed the way, becoming the first Texas city to mandate cite-and-release for its cops — with little fanfare or resistance from the state.
But the city’s political establishment has otherwise kept its distance from the measure — if not actively opposed to it. A columnist for the San Antonio Express-News, Cary Clack, said on athat 17 of the first 20 City Council candidates that the editorial board met with were against Proposition A. Alex Birnel, advocacy director for the progressive organizing group MOVE Texas, recently invoked that comment by Nirenberg as he slammed the mayor’s opposition to Proposition A.
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