Texas Legislature Update: Key Bills Facing Governor Abbott's Veto Deadline

Governor Abbott's Veto Deadline

• 🗓️ Sunday marks the deadline for Governor Greg Abbott to veto bills passed during the legislative session.
• 📝 Bills reaching the governor's desk can be signed into law, vetoed, or passed without a signature.

New Law Cracking Down on Developments

• 🏠 Governor Abbott has signed a new law aimed at protecting homebuyers from complex or non-traditional ownership schemes.
• 🚫 This law removes certain religious exemptions from the Texas Fair Housing Act, effectively stalling plans for Epic City, a proposed Muslim-centric development in Collin County.

Senate Bill 3: The THC Ban

• ⚠️ A closely watched bill, Senate Bill 3, proposes a ban on products containing THC.
• ⚖️ Currently, Texas law allows sales of products with 0.3% or less THC due to a loophole in the hemp industry; this bill seeks to close that loophole entirely.
• 🗣️ Governor Abbott is facing competing pressures: thousands have petitioned for a veto, while Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick urges him to sign the ban.
• ❓ It remains unclear which specific bills the governor has left to decide on before the Sunday deadline for vetoes.