Many Texans pay only passing attention to what happens at the Texas Legislature. But occasionally a story escapes the bubble around the Capitol, and burrows into the frontal cortex—and social media feeds—of normies. Suddenly, millions of Texans are made to wonder, Who are these people and what are they thinking? During the Eighty-ninth Legislature, which wrapped up its work on June 2, lawmakers passed monumental bills: another round of property tax relief, a private school voucher program that could permanently hobble public schools, and a $20 billion investment in water infrastructure. But it is their total ban on THC products that seems to have caught fire with the public.Governor Greg Abbott now faces an unusual political dilemma. By June 22, he will have to decide…
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