The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as ...

Senators approved Senate Bill 5 by a 21–8 vote. The bill would ban delta-8, delta-9, and all intoxicating forms of THC, ...

"I think this bill is going to push people back to opioids. I worry about that," Sen. José Menéndez said. A clash of options is expected to play out over the next couple of weeks.

The bill — nearly identical bill to one Governor Abbott vetoed in the regular session — tees up a renewed dispute in the House over the scope of THC regulation.