Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down

LEANDER — Texas veterans are working to protect the state’s hemp market — and push to expand the state’s medical marijuana program — at the state Capitol during this year’s legislative session. The veterans and their supporters say they need access to the hemp product known as delta-8 to treat issue

Critics say Texas tax break helps petrochemical companies and hurts public schools

CORPUS CHRISTI — Gliding through the shallow channel on the north side of Corpus Christi Bay, you will see stubborn remnants of a barrier island estuary that was once home to vast oyster beds, seagrass meadows, teeming fish nurseries and abundant alligators. You will see dolphins, terns, maybe even

Mapping the legacy of prison hunger strikes in Texas

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Texas Senate leaders signal intent to spend big on border security

Faulting the federal government for lax border enforcement, leaders in the Texas Senate signaled they would continue to spend significant portions of the state budget on efforts to curb immigration. The state allocated more than $4 billion on the issue in the last two years, including $40 million in