Some weed arrests in Williamson County won't end in jail

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County Attorney’s office secured a $65,000 grant to pilot the “Cite and Release” program next year.
If you’re caught with an invalid drivers license or marijuana under two ounces, instead of going straight to jail, you’ll get fingerprinted and have to go to a processing center. That is where you’ll also get your court date.
“What we’re doing is replacing that jail stay with the processing cente