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In the Texas House, lawmakers adjourned Tuesday without debating a bill Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants passed. Senate Bill 3 would ban hemp products in Texas. House lawmakers are contemplating whether to do a partial ban or a total ban of products that contain THC.
We discuss why this bill is important to the Lieutenant Governor as we pore over the latest developments in the news in our weekly political roundup.
Today we get insight and analysis from Mark Jones of Rice University and Renee Cross, senior director of the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
Among the topics discussed this week:
Bargaining between lawmakers over the THC ban and school funding
Bail reform measures that passed the House
The Harris County DA’s office dropping charges against GOP activist Steven Hotze
President Trump lobbying lawmakers to get behind his “one big beautiful bill”
President Trump’s phone calls this week with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine
How former President Biden’s cancer diagnosis is being received in Washington
The Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Venezuelans protected from deportation
“}]] Houston Matters discusses the progress of a proposed ban on products containing THC and how lawmakers might use it as leverage for passing public school funding as we consider recent developments in politics in our weekly roundup. Read More
