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Texas hemp supplier offers 20% discount after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls THC merchants ‘terrorists’

Hemp company Hometown Hero made “BAN DAN” the coupon code for its new promotion.

by Michael Karlis June 24, 2025August 5, 2025

Hemp company Hometown Hero made “BAN DAN” the coupon code for its new promotion.

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s push to ban THC in Texas draws rare backlash from the right

It’s an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible for driving the Legislature rightward.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2025July 22, 2025

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Texas governor likely to sign hemp ban to avoid conflict with lieutenant governor

Gov. Greg Abbott faces pressure, including from in his own Republican Party, to veto the legislation, which Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick championed.

by Michael Karlis June 3, 2025June 8, 2025

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Gov. Greg Abbott to sign controversial immigration bills Monday afternoon

Critics say Senate Bill 4 usurps the federal government’s immigration enforcement authority. Legal challenges are all but guaranteed.

by Michael Karlis December 18, 2023June 23, 2024

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Texas lawmakers approve bill that would let police arrest undocumented migrants

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the legislation, which civil rights groups warn oversteps the state’s authority and will lead to racial profiling.

by Sanford Nowlin November 15, 2023December 1, 2023

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Texas lawmakers ask state agency to delay power market redesign until after 2023 legislative session

In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.

by Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune December 6, 2022December 29, 2024

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Conservative backlash pushes Texas social studies curriculum review to 2025

The board was initially supposed to update the social studies curriculum by the end of this year.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune September 2, 2022July 30, 2025

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A record 70% of Texas teachers consider quitting, according to new survey

Teachers cited low pay, burnout and the politicization of the profession as reasons why they are considering other career paths.

by Michael Karlis August 8, 2022May 5, 2025

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Oil industry helped handpick members of Texas advisory group for electric grid reliability, emails show

by Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune October 20, 2021December 29, 2024

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Election Audit, Hispanic Elvis: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff October 1, 2021February 8, 2024

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‘It just keeps on happening’: Texas parents fight legislation targeting their trans children for the fourth time this year

by Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune September 28, 2021August 17, 2023

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Texas hemp supplier offers 20% discount after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls THC merchants ‘terrorists’

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s push to ban THC in Texas draws rare backlash from the right

Texas governor likely to sign hemp ban to avoid conflict with lieutenant governor

Gov. Greg Abbott to sign controversial immigration bills Monday afternoon

Texas lawmakers approve bill that would let police arrest undocumented migrants

Texas lawmakers ask state agency to delay power market redesign until after 2023 legislative session

A record 70% of Texas teachers consider quitting, according to new survey

Oil industry helped handpick members of Texas advisory group for electric grid reliability, emails show

‘It just keeps on happening’: Texas parents fight legislation targeting their trans children for the fourth time this year

Sierra Club says federal report shows Texas didn’t fix root causes of February’s power outages

Texas House OKs bill aimed at preventing future blackouts, but experts warn it falls short

Despite natural gas failures during winter storm, Texas lawmakers target renewable energy in the aftermath