Harry and Hazel Chavanne Fellow in Religion and Public Policy and Director of the Religion and Public Policy Program
Texas lawmakers returned to the Capitol yesterday for a special legislative session intended to address congressional redistricting, flood resilience, and the state’s booming consumable hemp industry. Katharine Neill Harris lays out the consumer risks of underregulated hemp products and commonsense measures to protect public health and child safety.
For more, read Harris’ road map for hemp regulation in Texas.
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This conversation was recorded on July 14, 2025.
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