Governor Abbott: Fox 26 Interview - April 8, 2025
Summary: The House and Senate agree THC should be banned for minors, but the different chambers are working through ideas for how to best regulate it for adults.
Speaker Burrows: Community Impact Interview - April 9, 2025
The Senate passed legislation that would ban all THC sales in Texas. On April 7, the House State Affairs Committee is scheduled to discuss the proposed Senate ban and a House bill that would tighten regulations on hemp retailers. Where is the House on these proposals?
“Look, I’m a father of three. All of a sudden I drive down… from Lubbock to Dallas to Austin, and there are all of these stores that have popped up [overnight]. I’m all for small business, but I really don’t know what’s being sold… and I really don’t know how safe this is. I have significant concerns.
“That’s why we’re going to have these hearings. … I think all members of the Texas House are interested in hearing from not only the public—and the business owners will have an opportunity to make their case—but experts in the field about the dangers that are associated with some of these chemical compounds.
“What we’re seeing sold out of here, people think is maybe just marijuana. I think a lot of it is synthetic. I think it may be, in fact, a lot more dangerous than what people are thinking about.”