Hemp businesses and consumers asked to block state regulations on THC, but their lawsuit remains pending.
Ken Paxton
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Politics
New secretary of state will continue to defend Texas’ open primaries against GOP lawsuit
The Legislature “can and will” take steps to limit who can vote in which primary, Secretary of State Robert Howden said in a Monday court filing.
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Courts
Houston mothers’ bid for temporary hold on Ten Commandments posters in Texas classrooms denied
The parents’ suit tried to leverage Texas law — versus federal First Amendment arguments — in the latest legal case involving the classroom posters. An injunction hearing is set for Aug. 17.
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State Government
Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to overturn Texas State Fair gun ban
The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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2026 Texas Elections
Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions
In the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Democratic primary loss.
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Courts
Hemp industry files new lawsuit over Texas THC ban claiming job losses, medical marijuana monopoly
Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.
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2026 Texas Elections
Ken Paxton unveils economic plan centered on tax breaks in U.S. Senate race
The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.
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Immigration
For Texas DACA recipients, a fearful present and an uncertain future as protected status expires
Many of the roughly 80,000 Texas residents in the program are facing renewal delays that can leave them undocumented, unable to legally work and exposed to possible deportation.
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Environment
Paxton lawsuit prompts end of federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard
The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard.
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2026 Texas Elections
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Paxton’s campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
