Why there’s a special session During their regular legislative session in the spring, state lawmakers passed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products like vapes, gummies and drinks that provide a similar high as marijuana.

The Texas House Democrats announced they are leaving the state to meet with leaders in California and Illinois to see what those states are doing in response to President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.

The Texas Legislature is holding a Special Session to address natural disasters, standardized testing, property taxes, a ban on THC products, and statewide congressional redistricting.

Texas lawmakers are revisiting a bill that aims to regulate hemp-derived consumable products, including THC. Here's what you need to know.

Just weeks after the governor vetoed a bill banning products containing THC, state senators revived it in the special session, filing nearly identical legislation and passing it unanimously out of committee with a 10-0 vote on Tuesday.

The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation and comes as momentum for such restrictions has increased in the state and nationally.

Here is the central issue as the Texas Legislature deliberates: Republican lawmakers, so loath to utter the words “climate change,” nonetheless must enact policies and fund infrastructure that not only respond to the July 4 flooding but anticipate future disasters, whether or not they wish to name the danger.