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low level drug possession

This D.A. Election Could Bring a Big Change in How Austin, Texas Treats Drug Addiction

In Travis County, thousands of people continue to be prosecuted for low-level drug possession charges that reform-minded district attorneys elsewhere have committed to dropping.

Kira Lerner Mar 02, 2020