Texas hemp THC business owners hoping to avoid a bad situation thanks to House Democrats packing up and leaving the city should not be holding their breath.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott Greg Abbott, Republican governor of Texas, said on Aug. 12, that the Texas Legislature should be reformed. sine die He will not (or adjourn this Friday) from a Special Session due to House Democrats violating quorum to try to derail the redistricting plans, but instead call another Special Session with the The same Agenda.
This agenda includes a call from the Texas governor to regulate consumption hemp products that include THC, or any other intoxicating cannabis compounds. Texas lawmakers are pushing a proposal much stricter to outright ban such products.
With the Texas House today declaring that it is prepared to negotiate with Mexico, sine die Abbott: “I will immediately call back the Texas Legislature for Special Session No. 2 on Friday.” You can also read about the importance of this in our article Aug. 12. The Special Session 2 agenda will include the Same agendaTexans may be able to find more important items. No reprieve will come to those Democrats who have fled the state or abandoned their duties towards the people they were elected by. “I will call for special sessions until this Texas First agenda is passed.”
The Texas House Democrats’ scheme to avoid redistricting is a lifeline for many in the hemp industry. It protects approximately 8,000 companies that are involved with providing hemp products. Economic Impact of $10.3 Billion According to Whitney Economics, the state employs around 50,000 people.
Texas Constitution states that two-thirds, or at least 100 members of the 150 House, must be in attendance to establish a legislative quorum. This means if there are more than 50 delegates present, all business will cease.
Gene Wu, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman, is leading the group. The 57 State Representatives Earlier this month, the senators left to stop the vote on a plan to redistrict the U.S. House that could increase the number of Republican seats. The redistricting ploy could protect Republicans’ slim majority in Washington come the 2026 midterm election.
On Aug. 3, Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker Welcome to the newest member of our family Wu, along with other Texas Democrats, to Chicago for their walkout in support of their “quorum-busting” walkout. Some Democrats are said to have fled Boston and Albany. Wu, in Chicago, accused Abbott of giving into President Donald Trump’s request that Texas redistrict using a “racist-gerrymandered” map which would divide communities.
Wu stated during the press conference hosted by Pritzker that “we’re here not to have fun.” We did not take this decision lightly. But we are here with absolute moral clarity to say that it is absolutely right to protect people in Texas.
Wu pointed out, too, that Texas Republicans had not done anything in the first 2 weeks to address flood preparedness and early warning infrastructure. Abbott called for the improvements after the Central Texas Floods of early July. resulted More than 130 people have died in traffic accidents.
Wu, speaking of the disaster preparedness law said: “They haven’t filed a single bill to address what they agreed on.” They have instead spent all their time on dirty politics that benefit only themselves.
Texas Senate finished its business during the special session of August 12, despite not having a quorum. The Senate passed 16 bills in response to the Governor’s order. Specifically, natural disaster relief and preparation bills were what the Senate was most focused on.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick who preside over the Senate lauded that upper chamber’s “quickly” developed a comprehensive disaster plan, which included upgrading early alert systems.
James Talarico, Democratic State Rep. Patrick accuses him of trying to play a political trick by obstructing House-passed Legislation that aimed to establish an emergency response plan for natural disasters like wildfires and floods—before the Central Texas flooding—so that he could attract support for Senate Bill 3, which aimed to ban intoxicating hemp products. Abbott later vetoed S.B. S.B.
“[Patrick] “Hold that” [House] Talarico told the media on July 18, “He held a bill as a hostage to get through his THC prohibition.” Joe Rogan Experience, a popular podcast.
Abbott Clarifications At the beginning of the Special Session, he stated that he supported a regulation of hemp for people over 21 that would limit consumable products at 0.3% THC (or 3 milligrams) of THC while banning all products that contain synthetic cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC.
Patrick and Charles Perry, a state senator from California, pushed through S.B. In spite of this clarification from the governor, Patrick and state Sen. Charles Perry pushed S.B. They passed 3 in the regular session, which bans hemp THC-based products. S.B. Two weeks prior to the Natural Disaster Preparedness Legislation, they passed S.B.
Patrick You can also read about the importance of this in our article On July 30, These products are often dangerously high in THC and are targeted at young people using colorful images. They make THC appear like sweets or candy.
The House Democrats left before S.B. 5 could be taken up by the lower chamber. The Texas House Public Health Committee has scheduled an Aug. 13 hearing on the THC Ban. The House is unlikely to have the quorum necessary to pass S.B. This hearing provides an opportunity to give testimony from industry representatives and express their public position.
Patrick, who spoke on the 12th of August as Senate members worked to complete the rest of their agenda this week said that House Democrats “made their points” and must now make a choice.
“They should return from their ‘vacation’ before Friday and pass the bills on the governor’s special session call,” the lieutenant governor You can also read about the importance of this in our article. “If that is not the case, then Texas Senate will be adjourned sine die We will be back on Friday, so that Gov. Abbott may immediately summon us to another special session. The same thing will happen indefinitely. … The decision is theirs.”
Abbott’s order came from the Governor’s office. He ordered Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) to arrest House Democrats “delinquents” for “abandoning” their duties.