Senate Bill, THC and Hemp

Will Texas ban THC products? What to know about Senate Bill 3, backed by GOP lawmakers
A Texas Senate committee has begun discussing Senate Bill 3, which would ban the sale of consumable THC products. Here's what lawmakers are saying.
Industry Protests Texas Senate Bill That Would Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products Currently Available Across The State
What they’re all screaming about is, ‘We want regulation, but we want it the way we want it.'” By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune Six years after Texas lawmakers inadvertently triggered the state’s booming consumable hemp market,
Texas Senate bill sparks controversy over hemp product ban
Senate Bill 3 would criminalize the manufacturing and selling of nearly all consumable hemp products that contain THC.
Texas Senate debates ban on sale of consumable THC, Senate Bill 3
In 2021, the Senate failed trying to pass a ban on delta-8 and THC products, but now Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says it's his priority this session.
Texas Senate bill proposes new standards for state power grid
Texas’ power grid operator anticipates the state will need to nearly double its power capacity in the next five years. A state senator has proposed some solutions.
Texas hemp production, sales have been legal since 2019. Why one senator wants to ban THC.
Dozens of witnesses warned a Texas Senate panel of what they said were potential unintended economic and health consequences of a ban on THC in Texas.
Retail sales of THC products on the chopping block at the Texas Legislature
That's because an effort is underway at the state Legislature to end unregulated production and retail sale of psychoactive forms of hemp, even as the state's highly restrictive medical marijuana program,
School safety funding bill advances in Texas
Senate Bill 260 would provide more funds to school districts for increased security and safety measures. Abolish Daylight ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN4h
Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
Texas lawmakers look to fund new dementia research center
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Texas legislators want to make the state a leader in dementia research. Senate Bill 5 would create the “Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas,” and $3 billion ...
Texas Senate committee advances bill to increase school safety funding to districts
Many school districts have struggled to afford the cost of complying with House Bill 3 from 2023, which requires schools to ...
Community Impact6d
Texas Senate passes bill that would give experienced teachers up to $10K raises
Under Senate Bill 26, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom.
Bill to raise teacher pay passes Texas senate; El Paso reps and union leaders react
Texas Senate Bill 26, which aims to increase teacher salaries across the state, has passed the Senate and is now headed to ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN7d
Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises
A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a ...
Bill filed to expand access to the Texas medical cannabis program
AUSTIN, Texas — State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has filed a bill to expand medical marijuana access through the Texas ...