Texas Senate gives first approval to hemp ban bill despite Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing earlier attempt

Here we go again. The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban all THC-containing hemp products — even though Gov. Greg Abbott recently vetoed a nearly identical proposal and asked lawmakers to prioritize crafting legislation that wo

Former Sid Miller allies told police the ag commissioner feared DEA, told a friend to get rid of marijuana

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A former friend of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told a Texas Ranger that in 2022 Miller asked him to dispose of three bags of mariju

Central Texas county confirms year's first case of West Nile Virus

Hays County, located north of San Antonio, on Wednesday confirmed its first human case of the potentially deadly West Nile virus for the 2025 season. The Hays County Health Department – which encompasses cities including San Marcos, Wimberley and Buda — said in a pres

San Antonio police officer fired on allegations he called Black, women colleagues 'diversity hires'

The San Antonio Police Department has indefinitely suspended one of its officers, Emilio J. De La Rosa, over allegations he made inappropriate workplace comments about women and Blacks on the force and engaged in "conduct prejudicial to good order," disciplinary record