The move is likely to infuriate Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years in the Legislature.

The governor issued the veto less than an hour before the deadline late Sunday night and did not immediately issue a statement.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott struck down a proposed statewide ban on gummies, vapes and other consumables containing THC just before midnight on Sunday.