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Texas lawmakers appear to have turned a new leaf on a previously failed effort to ban THC, with the Texas House now introducing legislation identical to a Senate proposal cracking down on THC in the state.
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MyHighPlains on MSNTexas Senate redistricting committee set to vote on subpoenaing Department of Justice officialThe nine-member Senate select committee on redistricting is planning to vote Wednesday on whether or not to subpoena an assistant attorney general to testify. The Department of Justice official is the author of a letter that has been cited as the reason Gov.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) said he’s hoping to decide “soon” on whether to run for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R) Senate seat in what Democrats hope will become a pickup opportunity next
Just weeks after the governor vetoed a bill banning products containing THC, state senators revived it in the special session, filing nearly identical legislation and passing it unanimously out of committee with a 10-0 vote on Tuesday.
Texas lawmakers battle over redistricting. With tensions rising, some Democrats may walk out to block redrawing of the maps.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulationsSenate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of hemp-derived THC.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million home in a Dallas suburb. In 2015, they snapped up a second house in Austin.
While no official statement has been released, in an interview with the Texas Tribune, Chancellor Hegar hinted that Faculty Senates in the Texas A&M system may not be over.
Here's a look at what were named priority bills for the Texas Senate by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as the first special session is underway.
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Texas lawmakers invited Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr., and City Manager Dalton Rice to testify at the hearing Thursday.