On this week’s all-new episode of Inside Valley Politics, hosts Frank McCaffrey and Brian Svendsen explore the most pressing ...

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

Tae Heung “Will” Kim was charged with with misdemeanor marijuana possession in 2011, when he was in his twenties.

A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities at ...

A new congressional map of Texas has been submitted to the Texas committees on redistricting by Corpus Christi Republican ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by ...

The proposed ban targets synthetic cannabinoids often sold in edible or vaporized form, which are currently legal under Texas ...

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

A new poll reveals that 79% of Texas voters support keeping hemp-derived products legal, despite legislative efforts to ban ...

"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.

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