Texas Legislature Considers Energy Grid, THC, and Ten Commandments Bills

Energy Grid Improvements

• ⚡ Senate Bill 6 aims to enhance the Texas energy grid by improving transparency in Urkot forecasts and adding protections for Texans.
• 📈 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick stated the bill is crucial for grid reliability to support the state's continued growth and the "Texas miracle."

Regulation of THC Products

• ⚖️ A bill to ban the sale of hemp products containing THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, has advanced.
• ⚠️ Current Texas law permits THC levels of 0.3% or less, a threshold this new bill seeks to eliminate.

Religious Expression in Schools

• 📜 Senate Bill 10, now heading to the House, mandates that public schools display the Ten Commandments in all K-12 classrooms.
• 📖 Senate Bill 11, also passed, would allow schools to designate time for prayer and Bible reading during the school day.