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3 minutes ago, Larry T. Spider said:

You could make most of those same arguments against the 10 commandments law but here we are….

He'll spend the money on that fight he's going to lose.

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1 hour ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Pretty interested to find out what the real reasons are that Abbott vetoed SB3 because the stated legality issues/because it was the right thing to do just don’t seem like something he would go to absolute war with Lt Dan over… gotta be more to the story

 

34 minutes ago, tx ind said:

Real reason is even he thinks Dan Patrick is a clown

The governor doesn’t care about Dan Patrick at all. He wants to be president.
 

I would bet folding money that his polling of GOP primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire shows that whereas SB3 could hurt his chances, legalized THC for adults + abortion ban + vouchers is a good combination.

A losing fight for the 10 commandments is also a winner.

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1 hour ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

If this is true I may have to actually apologize for a small portion of the mean things I have said about Abbott...

small portion...
 

Y'all are so cute.  He wants to replace it with something even worse.

3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Y'all are so cute.  He wants to replace it with something even worse.

for once I don't think so, Abbott could have easily just let SB3 go into effect (didn't even have to sign it) and then laid all the blowback from legal challenges and really bad public opinion at Lt Dan and the Lege's feet, but instead stuck his neck out to veto it and call a special session that appears to have the aim at regulation of THC to a similar degree as alcohol.

“A guy I know” just told me that the governor has realized that Dan Patrick and the Dunn faction is out of sync with the base on this. The data is telling his team that legal THC is broadly popular, and more importantly, has no political downside in the 2028 GOP primary field.
He sees this as an opportunity to polish his resume and restore his brand without giving up any red meat conservative street cred. 
For this special session he is looking for a a signature win: a broad, bipartisan bill with both Democratic and Republican majorities if possible, and is open to literally anything short of full marijuana legalization provided that it advances his chances in a presidential campaign. 
 

Take it for what it’s worth, because I can’t verify any of that, but my guy knows the right people.

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He's really running for POTUS? He's not even a real man. Legs and dick don't work. Sad.

19 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

“A guy I know” just told me that the governor has realized that Dan Patrick and the Dunn faction is out of sync with the base on this. The data is telling his team that legal THC is broadly popular, and more importantly, has no political downside in the 2028 GOP primary field.
He sees this as an opportunity to polish his resume and restore his brand without giving up any red meat conservative street cred. 
For this special session he is looking for a a signature win: a broad, bipartisan bill with both Democratic and Republican majorities if possible, and is open to literally anything short of full marijuana legalization provided that it advances his chances in a presidential campaign. 
 

Take it for what it’s worth, because I can’t verify any of that, but my guy knows the right people.

tell your guy to tell hotwheels that full legalization would greatly help any political aspirations he has. can only go up from zero, right?

Just now, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

tell your guy to tell hotwheels that full legalization would greatly help any political aspirations he has. can only go up from zero, right?

After visiting several dispensaries in CO, IL, and CA, I can say that full legalization is not all it’s cracked up to be. Far fewer options are available in legal states. Shit, Total Wine on 183 has 10-20x the selection of THC drinks compared to the best-stocked legal state dispensary I’ve been to. 

Hopefully the Leg figures out a way to regulate the current market without shrinking it. I actually think the House bill that Patrick killed would have been a good approach. 

13 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

After visiting several dispensaries in CO, IL, and CA, I can say that full legalization is not all it’s cracked up to be. Far fewer options are available in legal states. Shit, Total Wine on 183 has 10-20x the selection of THC drinks compared to the best-stocked legal state dispensary I’ve been to. 

PFFFT

 

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15 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Still waiting for action on SB3. My prediction is that he doesn’t sign it, allows it to pass into law, and then calls a special session to “fix it” before it takes effect

Nvm. Can’t read good.  

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1 hour ago, DaysOff said:

He's really running for POTUS? He's not even a real man. Legs and dick don't work. Sad.

I laughed WAY too hard at this.

Thank you.

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BTW- the text of his Statement seems like he’s saying the objectives were good but the bill would not survive a challenge, but the list of suggestions he makes for legislation coming out of a special reads more like a regulatory framework for recreational THC products. 
 

In other words:

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4 hours ago, BrickHorn said:

After visiting several dispensaries in CO, IL, and CA, I can say that full legalization is not all it’s cracked up to be. Far fewer options are available in legal states. Shit, Total Wine on 183 has 10-20x the selection of THC drinks compared to the best-stocked legal state dispensary I’ve been to. 

Hopefully the Leg figures out a way to regulate the current market without shrinking it. I actually think the House bill that Patrick killed would have been a good approach. 

show me a good problem to have. anytime you can cut out the black market is a good step in the right direction, imho. it will undoubtedly be messy to start and possibly for a while, but decriminalization is the necessary step here. I would trade legality for red tape any day

14 minutes ago, Bookman said:

We can haz legal weed?

You'll get nothing.  And like it.

53 minutes ago, Bookman said:

We can haz legal weed?

 

38 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

You'll get nothing.  And like it.

Or just ask your friends coming from Colorado to just pack some in their checked luggage and bring you back some edibles

49 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

abbott about to drop new taxes on thc / thc products 

We have that on tobacco and alcohol already don’t we? I don’t think many would care as long as there was a path to legality.

10 minutes ago, tx ind said:

We have that on tobacco and alcohol already don’t we? I don’t think many would care as long as there was a path to legality.

These idiots will tax it at 300% and use the money for "education" (They'll buy "Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers" games for their $10K/yr online private schools)

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yes, dan, this state would be 1000x better if everyone were high. don't ask stupid questions.

These idiots will tax it at 300% and use the money for "education" (They'll buy "Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers" games for their $10K/yr online private schools)

My daughter's friend group in Chicago has someone periodically bring it from Michigan because IL set their taxes…too high

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The governor doesn’t care about Dan Patrick at all. He wants to be president.
 
I would bet folding money that his polling of GOP primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire shows that whereas SB3 could hurt his chances, legalized THC for adults + abortion ban + vouchers is a good combination.
A losing fight for the 10 commandments is also a winner.

In the last GOP poll, wasn’t Abbott at 0.0?
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In the last GOP poll, wasn’t Abbott at 0.0?

Less, probably 

1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

yes, dan, this state would be 1000x better if everyone were high. don't ask stupid questions.

Starting with him

23 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Less, probably 

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42 minutes ago, pacman said:

"The state law does not allow us to have a closed primary," said George. "So we're just trying to get the court to tell us that the Republican Party of Texas has the right to have closed primaries[.]" 

 

So the law says you cannot, and you want a court to say you can?  Legislating from the bench is fine when your side wants it, I guess.

So are we getting medicinal flower?!

5 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

When he dies if he doesn't end up in hell, there's no point in having one.

I have some bad news for you. 

I too have been to multiple dispensaries in legal states.  The products may be more limited, but I’ve found them to be completely consistent and without fear of being in the waiting zone ‘did I get a bunk one or…holy shit I may have made a mistake, cancel all plans and lock all doors code green I repeat code green’.  That alone is nice

1 hour ago, Homercles said:

I too have been to multiple dispensaries in legal states.  The products may be more limited, but I’ve found them to be completely consistent and without fear of being in the waiting zone ‘did I get a bunk one or…holy shit I may have made a mistake, cancel all plans and lock all doors code green I repeat code green’.  That alone is nice

yeah, the oversaturation of thc-a in texas gives a false impression of the availability of actual thc products. I still believe regulation (correct, actual regulation, which we know we won't get, but still) is better than unfettered market - at least when we're discussing mind-bending substances. consistency and expected dosage are big things and should be taken seriously. I think flower should be generally be unregulated and anything that is concentrated should be regulated.

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23 hours ago, elfenix said:

 

Thirteen states, all with Republican governors, opted out of a federal summer food program that provides electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards to families for the purchase of groceries.These states include Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Fan damn tastic, schatzline gunning for the state senate seat that Hancock just vacated to move over to comptroller. Can only imagine the fuck head O’Hara has lined up in Fort Worth to replace schatz. 

On 6/23/2025 at 4:50 PM, Ted Lange said:

 

I love this headline from a local paper.

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Real headline should read, "State rep pretends to need more information on topic that he felt confident enough to vote on, but now smells which way the wind is blowing in his party's power structure."

 

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Good news!

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/june-2025-university-of-texas-texas-politics-project-poll-economic-concerns-drag-trump-s-job-approval-underwater-in-texas-while-most-texans-oppose-ban-on-thc-products-dividing-gop-leadership

A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds approval of President Donald Trump’s job performance falling into net-negative territory for the first time in his second term, with 44% approving and 51% disapproving, tied for the highest negative job approval rating ever recorded for Trump in University of Texas polling. Texans’ views of the performance of state political leaders also took a negative turn as economic concerns persist in the Lone Star State, and the legislature looks toward a potentially heated special session following Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of SB 3, the comprehensive ban on hemp-derived and other THC products aggressively championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

In the wake of Gov. Abbott’s veto, and his subsequent announcement that he would convene a special session in July to reconsider less restrictive regulation, the poll reveals that Texas voters largely side with Abbott overall, but with the plurality of Republicans slightly in favor of the ban favored by Lt. Gov. Patrick.

More than half of Texas voters, 53%, opposed the ban passed by the Legislature, while 31% supported it. Republicans remain closely divided, with 46% supporting a ban and 39% opposing it, a reflection of Texas Republicans’ divided opinions on the legal status of marijuana writ large Well more than half of Democrats (68%) and independents (58%) were opposed to the Legislature’s THC ban. In another item assessing the more general handling of marijuana/cannabis laws by state leaders and the legislature, 22% approved and 47% disapproved of the state’s performance so far, with similar patterns in partisan evaluations to those seen in the more specific item. The poll was conducted shortly after the end of the session but prior to Abbott’s veto.

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3 hours ago, Satchel said:

Good news!

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/june-2025-university-of-texas-texas-politics-project-poll-economic-concerns-drag-trump-s-job-approval-underwater-in-texas-while-most-texans-oppose-ban-on-thc-products-dividing-gop-leadership

A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds approval of President Donald Trump’s job performance falling into net-negative territory for the first time in his second term, with 44% approving and 51% disapproving, tied for the highest negative job approval rating ever recorded for Trump in University of Texas polling. Texans’ views of the performance of state political leaders also took a negative turn as economic concerns persist in the Lone Star State, and the legislature looks toward a potentially heated special session following Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of SB 3, the comprehensive ban on hemp-derived and other THC products aggressively championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

In the wake of Gov. Abbott’s veto, and his subsequent announcement that he would convene a special session in July to reconsider less restrictive regulation, the poll reveals that Texas voters largely side with Abbott overall, but with the plurality of Republicans slightly in favor of the ban favored by Lt. Gov. Patrick.

More than half of Texas voters, 53%, opposed the ban passed by the Legislature, while 31% supported it. Republicans remain closely divided, with 46% supporting a ban and 39% opposing it, a reflection of Texas Republicans’ divided opinions on the legal status of marijuana writ large Well more than half of Democrats (68%) and independents (58%) were opposed to the Legislature’s THC ban. In another item assessing the more general handling of marijuana/cannabis laws by state leaders and the legislature, 22% approved and 47% disapproved of the state’s performance so far, with similar patterns in partisan evaluations to those seen in the more specific item. The poll was conducted shortly after the end of the session but prior to Abbott’s veto.

 

People can disapprove all they want. Doesn’t make a shit until they vote differently…..and they won’t.

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I hold on to hope that little by little, bone marrow Republicans/conservatives will begin to understand the degree to which their loyalty and obeisance to a party that no longer exists, has harmed them and the country they purport to love. Just today, there have been rumblings from the base who have begun to question why a guy who is spending 25 million on his second wedding, needs a tax cut paid in part by the 21% of Iowans who are will lose their Medicaid to make it possible. These are the murmurings of which revolutions are made.

I'm always so annoyed that when the state GOP officials want to provide tax relief, they only focus on property tax. Which further strangles local govt and schools, forcing them to be more dependent on the growing state of Texas govt. And Texas does it best to refuse federal funds.

If Abbott or Patrick want to lower taxes, they should only have the right to change the state sales tax. If they want to lower tax revenue, they should start with state tax revenue first. I don't even see why or how they should have control of local taxes. Believe the sales tax rate has been 6.25% (state level) since 1990. If it was those nasty Dems that took it up to 6.25%, why hasn't the GOP brought it down. Funny how there's never a peep out of them to touch their funds.

15 hours ago, Satchel said:

I hold on to hope that little by little, bone marrow Republicans/conservatives will begin to understand the degree to which their loyalty and obeisance to a party that no longer exists, has harmed them and the country they purport to love. Just today, there have been rumblings from the base who have begun to question why a guy who is spending 25 million on his second wedding, needs a tax cut paid in part by the 21% of Iowans who are will lose their Medicaid to make it possible. These are the murmurings of which revolutions are made.

My bad. The Bezos wedding will cost 56 million…slightly more than mine.

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