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In Reliably Red Texas, Cannabis Entrepreneurs Hope For Green

Posted on March 19, 2018 · Along with the typical challenges of any business, companies that work in the cannabis industry in Texas must navigate conflicting state and federal laws, risk backlash from banks and state agencies, and overcome the stigma of selling a product that some consider dangerous or taboo.

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Could taxed marijuana sales lower Texans’ property taxes?

Posted on January 31, 2023 · Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, and listeners have a lot of thoughts about how that could be addressed. One unconventional idea we’ve heard: offsetting homeowners’ tax bills with revenue from legal weed. So, could that actually work?

Energy & Environment

State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

Elections

How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection

Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

Health & Science

University of Houston fentanyl vaccine research a ‘game changer’, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Posted on December 2, 2022 · The UH vaccine eliminates "the high" of the drug and the possibility of overdosing.

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In Reliably Red Texas, Cannabis Entrepreneurs Hope For Green

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