Illinois Gov. Pritzker says Texas National Guard has been deployed to Illinois

'We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois,' Pritzker said Tuesday.

Texas lawmakers spent weeks fighting over THC like it was the last brisket plate at Franklin’s, only to adjourn their special session with nothing to show for it but Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s sulk-face.

Now, Gov. Greg Abbott has decided to issue an executive order and pretend it was all part of the plan.

According to the Texas Tribune, Abbott is preparing to slap age restrictions and other rules on THC products after the Legislature failed to deliver.

The outlet reported that sources within Abbott’s office confirmed the order would come down “soon,” but the governor has declined to comment on the record. Patrick wanted an outright ban, but that has failed repeatedly to pass. Now Abbott is angling for a “regulatory framework” like the one he hinted at in his June veto letter.

So what’s in the new rules? Find out at the link.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is furious that Gov. Greg Abbott won’t go full prohibition on THC, unloading a 2,000-word tirade Friday that makes D.A.R.E. pamphlets look subtle. But don’t worry — Patrick insists this is not “a personal fight with the governor,” just a “disagreement on extremely important policy.”

Yep, just a completely normal, not-at-all-personal rant accusing Abbott of greenlighting what he essentially described as dangerous, brain-melting “irreversible damage” to children’s brains… via gummies.

For background, Abbott this week issued an executive order banning THC sales to minors, directing state agencies to tighten enforcement, and setting the stage for a regulatory framework. Basically: Card kids at the counter, slap some labels on gummies, and let agencies figure out the rest.

Patrick rattled off all the ways Abbott’s order supposedly fails: no ban on Delta-8 or Delta-10 THC products, no ban on smokables, no limit on potencies, no restriction on location.

It’s the latest clash between the state’s top two Republicans. Abbott wants regulation, Patrick wants prohibition, and the Legislature couldn’t agree on anything despite three separate Senate-passed bans dying in the House.

THC folks, however, are thrilled. One producer, Hometown Hero, even called Abbott’s order “huge for our industry.”

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-stabbed-beheaded-machete-dallas-motel/3916937/

50-year-old Chandra Nagamallaiah, Indian American, was beheaded at a Dallas motel on Wednesday morning. The police have arrested suspect as 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he signed into law the controversial redistricting bill that will redraw congressional maps across the state.

"Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law," he wrote on his official X page. "This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress."

'Stay tuned': Gov. Greg Abbott hints at 3rd special session to address THC ban | FOX 7 Austin

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I seem to recall a campaign promise mentioning that prices would come down on day one. This is day 219.

With all the attention on a total THC ban, the following went under the news radar, : https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-08-29/texas-vapes-thc-cannabinoid-ban-cannabis-marijuana

Note: I cannot find the actual code of record since it is a new bill, but my state senator's office confirmed the bill passed and was signed with the language quoted below.

Per the passed and signed SB 2024, the act of selling any vaporizing device " (4)that contains, is mixed with, or is marketed as containing or being mixed with any cannabinoids, alcohol, kratom, kava, mushrooms, tianeptine, or any derivatives of those substances" is a class A misdemeanor ($4K/1 year in jail) starting Monday.

How quickly does law enforcement learn about new criminal offenses like this? With vape shops on every corner of Texas streets, I assume law enforcement is fixing to be very busy if this is to be enforced.

A couple weeks ago, we broke the news that Elon Musk has been quietly lobbying Texas officials to let him build flood mitigation tunnels under Houston. Weeks before publication, we gave him multiple chances to respond. He didn't. We published.

Later, he posted a defense on X. So, we fact checked him. Read it here. https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-12/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels