Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to "act now" to protect the state's children after vetoing legislation that would have banned cannabis-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products across Texas. Abbott said Texas does not have time for a "protracted legal fight" that may have arisen from Texas Senate Bill 3 (S.B. 3), which he vetoed on Sunday.

"The governor of the State of Texas wants to legalize recreational marijuana in Texas," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a staunch supporter of SB3.

Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, in the dead of night on Sunday, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn't be happy. And it didn't take him long to show it.

A prosecutor says a Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing another student during an altercation at a high school track meet in suburban Dallas has been indicted on a murder charge.

Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis described Austin Metcalf’s death as a “violent loss” Karmelo Anthony has been indicted on first-degree murder in the April 2025 fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet Both high school students were 17 years old at the time of the incident "I was protecting myself,

One person died and two police officers were injured in a shootout at Texas Tech University Tuesday morning, CBS News Texas reported. The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. as the two university police officers checked on a suspicious vehicle in a school parking lot near Jones AT&T Stadium,

Lubbock police are investigating the shooting, which left the suspected shooter dead and two Texas Tech campus officers injured, a police spokesperson said.

Tesla told U.S. regulators that its answers to questions on the safety of its robotaxi deployment in Texas are confidential business information and should not be made public, according to a letter released on Monday.

On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was reviewing answers given in response to the agency's questions about the safety of its self-driving robotaxi in poor weather among other issues.