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City Council votes to decriminalize trash diving in public garbage cans

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By ABC13
HOUSTON

City Council members voted Wednesday to decriminalize public trash digging on public property. Rummaging in trash on private property remains illegal.

The change came after a homeless veteran was ticketed last month for rummaging through a trash can at Hermann Park. His civil rights lawyer called the rule unconstitutional.
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