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Sen. Perry Vows New THC Crackdown: What The Latest Texas Hearing Revealed

WBAP – 820AM – Dallas

WBAP – 820AM – Dallas

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July 8, 2026

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Sen. Perry Vows New THC Crackdown: What The Latest Texas Hearing Revealed

Green hemp plants growing outdoors in industrial plantation Image by CanvaTexas lawmakers are preparing for another effort to restrict consumable THC ...

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Tampa Free Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

Inside The Texas Crackdown That Just Leveled 5 Drug Ring Operations

A major federal enforcement sweep in North and East Texas has taken five drug traffickers off the streets, landing them a combined 903 months in federal prison. The sentences, handed down throughout June 2026, mark the latest wave of convictions under the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF). This multi-agency initiative was created under Executive Order [] Inside The Texas Crackdown That Just Leveled 5 Drug Ring Operations

Texas Public Policy Foundation

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· Jul 7, 2026

The Chronicle of Higher Education Weeps: Texas Accountability Law Ruins Everything for Woke Faculty

As the public’s once-high view of college education burns down before our eyes, the universities’ favorite water-carrier, the Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE), continues to fiddle. CHE’s recent article on Texas Tech University (TTU) rebottles an old whine, warning that Texas’ 2025 law, Senate Bill 37, has brought a wave of faculty self-censorship, administrative pressure,... The post The Chronicle of Higher Education Weeps: Texas Accountability Law Ruins Everything for Woke Faculty first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.

The Barbed Wire

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· Jun 29, 2026

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy, a heated Senate race, one missing giraffe🦒

Howdy y’all, it’s Brian Gaar with The Barbed Wire. Welcome back to Texas, which continues to be the only state capable of producing all of these headlines at the same time. Nearly a year after the deadly Hill Country floods, Camp Mystic is filing for bankruptcy,

BoingBoing

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· Jul 7, 2026

California makes food labels less stupid

California is finally doing something about the tiny fridge panic caused by sell by, best by, use by, and whatever other cryptic prophecy your yogurt cup is trying to deliver. Food labels have been doing haunted-house work for years. You open the fridge, see a date, and suddenly the almond milk is a moral question. — Read the rest The post California makes food labels less stupid appeared first on Boing Boing.

San Antonio Current

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· Jul 8, 2026

Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products

The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held a public hearing Tuesday to gather information that will shape future legislation on THC products sold in the state. Lawmakers made arguments against THC that harkened back to the days of the “Just Say No” campaigns of the ’80s regarding the risks of THC usage [] The post Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Townhall

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· Jul 7, 2026

Border Agents Just Made a Massive Drug Bust in Texas

Border Agents Just Made a Massive Drug Bust in Texas

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Related coverage for "Sen. Perry Vows New THC Crackdown: What The Latest Texas Hearing Revealed": Tampa Free Press — Inside The Texas Crackdown That Just Leveled 5 Drug Ring Operations. Texas Public Policy Foundation — The Chronicle of Higher Education Weeps: Texas Accountability Law Ruins Everything for Woke Faculty. The Barbed Wire — Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy, a heated Senate race, one missing giraffe🦒. BoingBoing — California makes food labels less stupid. San Antonio Current — Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products. Townhall — Border Agents Just Made a Massive Drug Bust in Texas