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Medical program leaders want a ban on synthetic delta-8 THC, which makes up the bulk of consumable hemp products.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to veto $60 million for a federally backed food assistance program led a Dallas chef to start ...

Charlize Theron makes deadpan dig at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s lavish wedding ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 28 bills this session, including a hemp ban. Six will be reconsidered in a July special session ...

Republican state representatives discuss what they expect to be done regarding the vetoed THC ban bill during the called ...

“House Bill No. 3120 is a well-intentioned effort to make child detention facilities, and the communities around them, safer,” Abbott wrote. “This all seems like good policy. If a fire breaks out, ...

The FOX Texas Trio discusses Governor Greg Abbott's last-minute THC veto and the fight ahead in the special session. Then, ...

A last-minute veto by Governor Greg Abbott put a new twist on the fight over THC in Texas. FOX 7's Rudy Koski talked with ...

Republican voters were divided on the issue with 46 percent supporting a ban and 39 percent opposing it. By Alejandro Serrano ...

The author of Senate Bill 3, which banned THC products in Texas, still believes in the integrity of the legislation despite ...