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A local volunteer said he will continue feeding the homeless outside Houston’s downtown library after a jury ruled the city's ordinance unconstitutional. Despite the ruling, the city said it's not backing down. The City of Houston and Food Not Bombs have been in an ongoing battle over rules for feeding the homeless downtown. The city began issuing citations for the first time earlier this year, after the organization had been feeding the homeless outside the downtown library for two decades. Phillip Picone, the volunteer who was cleared by a jury on Friday, is just one of more than 40 volunteers who have been ticketed. Benjamin Franklin Craft-Rendon, another volunteer with the organization, was the first to receive a ticket in March and they later filed a lawsuit. "It was our first case that went to trial, the opening trial, if you will, there’s 44 more as of today, and no restraining order in place, so we continue to fight," said Picone. Picone says he’s thankful for the outcome. ...

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