TEXAS LEGISLATURE

Weed Shop Owner’s Plea to Texas Governor Amid THC Ban
by Joi Louviere
| June 10, 2025
The Go Easy shop owner has planned for the worst, but still hopes Gov. Greg Abbott will veto the Texas Legislature-approved ban on THC in the state.
Mathias is sad about the way canna-business owners have been villainized when she believes their products improve lives.
Abbott can block the bill, sign it into law, or never sign it, and it still becomes low. Either way, Go Easy will still be around to sell their hemp products, which are not affected by this bill.
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TX THC Attack About Alcohol, Says Weed Shop Owner
by Joi Louviere
| June 10, 2025
cannabis | EXCO-Player | old texas | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS SENATE | weed | youtube
Molly Mathias, owner of a Dallas cannabis shop, says she believes the recent THC ban in Texas (approved by the legislature, but still awaiting the governor's signature) is the result of lobbying efforts by the alcohol industry.
A majority of Texans (62%) favor the legalization of recreational maryjane, according to a recent University of Texas poll. Yet Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has championed a ban on THC-infused products. (Patrick, by the way, has accepted tens of thousands of campaign dollars from beer and liquor distributers.)
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How a Republican Bill Will Hurt Black, Latino Students in Texas
by Joi Louviere
| May 23, 2025
First, Texas Republicans banned DEI on college campuses. Now, they want to censor faculty members.

This Bill Could Give Texas Students Time Off for Period Pain
by Joi Louviere
| May 23, 2025
EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | women's health | youtube
A new Texas proposal could allow students to take up to 10 excused absences per year for menstrual disorders like endometriosis or PCOS.

New bill would trap women who want or need abortions in Texas
| May 16, 2025
ABORTION | DFW | DFW Lead Story | Repro Rights | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
A bill passed in the Texas Senate allows women and their loved ones who help them get abortions — here or in another state — to be jailed and sued.