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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 11h

Major bills Greg Abbott vetoed, from Texas' THC ban to summer food programs

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 28 bills, including efforts to study teacher retention and a slew of criminal justice-related changes.

CBS News on MSN · 13h

THC advocates praise Gov. Greg Abbott's veto of bill banning products in Texas

Thousands sent letters saying better regulation of THC products was needed, but a ban would shut down over 8,000 businesses.

Houston Public Media · 2d

Gov. Abbott vetoes Texas THC ban, calls special session to regulate hemp

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday that would have banned Texas sales of virtually all hemp products containing THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis. Abbott also called a special session of the state legislature to begin on July 21, in part to deal with problems posed by the lack of regulation for THC consumables.

Ten Commandments, Texas

CBS News · 21h

North Texas parents sue over new law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

A group of North Texas parents is suing the state and their students' school districts after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

Houston Public Media · 1d

Civil liberties groups set to sue Texas over law requiring Ten Commandments display in public schools

The organizations, which recently won a legal victory against Louisiana over its law requiring the Ten Commandments in schools, are also considering a suit against Texas over its new law allowing for prayer and Bible readings in public schools.

Austin American-Statesman · 17h

Texas families, faith leaders file lawsuit against the Ten Commandments in public schools

The lawsuit requiring the Ten Commandments in Texas schools calls the new law "a threat to the soul of both our democracy and out faith."

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Gov. Greg Abbott orders preemptive strike on screwworm in Texas

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the ...

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Gov. Abbott vetoes $60 million funding for summer lunch program for Texas kids

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a $60 million budget item that would have funded a summer lunch program for eligible children in ...

Community Impact11h

Texas will not join federal summer meals program after Gov. Abbott vetoes $60M in funding

Texas is one of thirteen states that does not participate in the federal Summer EBT Program, which provides food assistance ...

1don MSN

Gov. Abbott's vetoes $60M summer EBT program, leaving some Texas families in a summer meal pinch

Gov. Greg Abbott decided Texas won't participate in a federal summer meal program that would have offered $120 to qualifying ...

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Texas’ THC ban thrown out: Gov. Abbott announces special session to address $8B industry

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott struck down a proposed statewide ban on gummies, vapes and other consumables containing THC just ...

Baptist News Global1d

Abbott signs Texas Ten Commandments bill, setting up court fight

Abbott signed legislation mandating Ten Commandments displays in school classrooms despite the threat of litigation.

Killeen Daily Herald8h

Killeen city manager wrote letter to Gov. Abbott criticizing disabled vets tax exemption bill

Killeen City Manager Kent Cagle wrote a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, dated June 2, where he voices concerns about the ...

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Screwworm Response Team: How Governor Abbott is preparing for an infestation

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is forming a Screwworm response team to fight the invasive worm's expected return to Texas.

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