Senate Bill 5 would outlaw most hemp-derived THC products, including those legal under federal law, and could reignite ...

"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.

The bill — nearly identical bill to one Governor Abbott vetoed in the regular session — tees up a renewed dispute in the House over the scope of THC regulation.

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

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed for a second time a ban on THC. In the regular legislative session, the Senate passed SB ...

In the regular legislative session, the Senate passed SB 3, filed by state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, with bipartisan support in both chambers. Gov. Greg Abbott then vetoed it in the last hour.

The Texas Senate has once again passed legislation that would ban THC. But this time, the sponsor of the bill, Senator ...

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a similar ban in June, saying the bill that passed during the regular session threatened the state’s ...

Senate Bill 5 would ban the sale of consumable hemp products with THC while keeping CBD and CBG products legal.