Dallas is the sixth Texas city the attorney general has sued this year over marijuana decriminalization measures that he says conflicts with state law.

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.

Dallas, like other Texas cities, got sued when they tried to decriminalize weed. Here's how Harris County has chipped away at the problem and avoided a lawsuit.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the City of Dallas over Proposition R, which limits police enforcement of marijuana-related offenses, claiming it violates state drug laws.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas and city officials after voters approved a marijuana decriminalization proposition in the Nov. 5 election.

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the City of Dallas and local officials on Wednesday for adopting a city charter amendment that aims to decriminalize marijuana-related offenses.

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton sued the city of Dallas on Thursday in an attempt to prevent the city from decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana after voters approved a ballot measure to do so.

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.