A new poll reveals that 79% of Texas voters support keeping hemp-derived products legal, despite legislative efforts to ban ...

The Texas Senate has now formally pass a bill that would outlaw consumable hemp products with any detectable amount of ...

"I think this bill is going to push people back to opioids. I worry about that," Sen. José Menéndez said. A clash of options is expected to play out over the next couple of weeks.

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On Thursday, a former friend of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller alleged that the Texas Rangers looked into Miller's ...

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Texas has become ground zero in a national battle over high-potency THC drugs, and lawmakers now have a second chance to do ...

The state's rapidly growing hemp sector has resulted in legal THC products even though recreational marijuana is banned. Now ...

Abbott, in his veto of THC ban, urged lawmakers to regulate hemp sales similarly to liquor sales, by prohibiting sales near ...

State senators voted July 30 to outlaw any products containing THC after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a similar proposal in June. Abbott has said he wants to ban “intoxicating” THC products while allowing ...