HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — Non-profit organization Ground Game Texas is suing the City of Harker Heights for the City's failure to reform marijuana enforcement programs after voters approved the changes over a year ago.
In November 2022, Harker Heights residents voted to approve Proposition A or Chapter 133 "Marijuana Enforcement" which tells police to not go after people found to be in possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Despite this approval, the City has yet to make any changes to its current marijuana enforcement guidelines.
Executive Director for Ground Game Texas Julie Oliver stated, “This lawsuit is about enforcing the will of the voters. Harker Heights officials are undermining local democracy by disregarding the clear language of the city charter. Whatever policy disagreements the City Manager or City Clerk might have with the voters who approved Proposition A, it’s not the job of city staff to ignore the result of a lawful initiative election. We attempted to negotiate with the City Manager and City Attorney, but they ignored our attempts. Now we are fighting for the rights of Harker Heights voters in Bell County District Court.”
Ground Game Texas filed this lawsuit on Nov. 30 and Judge Jack Jones of the 146th Judicial District of Bell County has been assigned to the case.
6 News reached out to the City of Harker Heights and were told the following from Assistant City Manager Jerry Bark:
"We were not notified of such a lawsuit. We will send to our legal counsel for review once we receive the documents. As of right now, the City has no comment on the lawsuit."
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