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When will Delta-8 gummies be banned in Texas now that SCOTX reversed a 2021 temporary injunction that had allowed for their sale? I asked the Department of State Health Services. The response I got 45 minutes ago was they're still reviewing the ruling.

"What is he thinking?!" Mayor Kirk Watson texted a staffer as ATP pursued a $32 million office lease at 100 Congress Ave. AT KUT Fest, CM Paige Ellis agreed the plan was "tone-deaf," but said the dispute showed Project Connect oversight is working. www.kut.org/transportati...

$32 million office lease proposal for Austin light-rail project was wrong move, council member says

At KUT Fest, Paige Ellis — who's on Austin's city council and CapMetro's board — agreed with Mayor Kirk Watson that ATP's office lease plan was wrong, but said the dispute showed oversight is working.

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BREAKING: Smokable hemp can stay on store shelves across Texas after Travis County judge grants temporary injunction that also freezes sharply higher licensing and registration fees. www.kut.org/business/202...

Court order allows smokable hemp to stay on shelves in Texas

A Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction allowed the sale of hemp flower and concentrates and blocking sharply higher state fees charged to businesses that make and sell hemp products.

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A not widely reported detail in the lawsuit by Texas hemp companies: Texas medical marijuana company Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation filed a brief siding with the state. kut.org/business/202...

Texas hemp stores will have to stop selling smokable forms of cannabis Friday at 5 p.m. unless a judge issues a temporary injunction. Today is the LAST DAY of that hearing. I'm in the media room at the Travis County Civil & Family Courts Facility with a clean audio feed. 🧵

Texas hemp stores have less than 48 hours left before they have to stop selling flower, extract and smokable forms of cannabis. That's unless a Travis County judge issues a temporary injunction. Day two of the hearing was today. Last day is tomorrow. www.kut.org/business/202...

Texas court weighs whether smokable hemp can stay on shelves after Friday

The Texas hemp industry is asking a judge to suspend some of the state's new rules while businesses challenge the regulations in court.

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Here's five hours of audio from DAY ONE of the Texas hemp hearing yesterday. The hemp industry is seeking a temporary injunction that would, among other things, allow for the sale of smokable cannabis products while their lawsuit plays out in court. youtu.be/DGvQYnioRo8

[AUDIO] Texas Hemp Temporary Injunction Hearing | Day One

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I'm at Travis County district court for DAY TWO of a hearing over the new Texas hemp regulations. I'll be posting more updates below from the "media room" at Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility. I have a clean audio feed but can't see the courtroom.

I'm at Travis County district court for a hearing over the new Texas hemp regulations. Hemp businesses are asking for a temporary injunction to keep blocking parts of the rules while their lawsuit plays out. I'll be posting some updates below.

Smokable hemp products can be legally sold in Texas at least through May 1. A temporary restraining order had been set to expire Friday. It's now extended. A hearing on a temporary injunction of new state rules is now set for April 28-30. Background: www.kut.org/business/202...

Judge blocks new state rules that ban sale of smokable hemp

A Travis County judge agreed with plaintiffs that some of the rules that took effect March 31 were causing irreparable harm.

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Smokable hemp products can be sold again in Texas for now. A Travis County judge today granted a temporary restraining order against some of the new hemp regulations that took effect March 31. The order leaves in place sharply higher annual fees for businesses. www.kut.org/business/202...

Judge blocks new state rules that ban sale of smokable hemp

A Travis County judge agreed with plaintiffs that the some of the rules that took effect March 31 were causing irreparable harm.

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Texas hemp businesses hope a Travis County judge issues a temporary restraining order allowing smokable cannabis to be sold as soon as this weekend. The hearing is on Friday. More about the lawsuit: www.kut.org/business/202...

Texas hemp companies sue over smokable cannabis ban and higher fees

Companies seek immediate pause of rules, accusing Texas regulators of effectively banning smokable products, raising fees beyond what's allowed and sidestepping rulemaking requirements.

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Wish we had something like this at ABIA www.youtube.com/live/_-Qg5jD...

LAS Vegas Airport LIVE 24/7 with views of 26R & 26L

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The Texas ban on smokable hemp takes effect today. Can consumers still buy online from out-of-state? State regulators say no. Cannabis attorneys say yes, but acknowledge it's a legal gray area. www.kut.org/business/202...

Texas' ban of smokable hemp takes effect, leaving out-of-state sales in legal gray area

Texas says new rules banning sales of smokable hemp also apply to out-of-state companies. But cannabis lawyers question the rules and Austin police won't confiscate hemp if you have the packaging.

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The Texas Newsroom has obtained videos of an immigration operation last summer in East Austin. It involved the arrests of five workers near a construction site. We wondered what the tapes said about how state police and ICE work together in Texas. 1/ www.kut.org/crime-justic...

15 minutes from start to finish: How traffic stops turn into ICE busts in Austin

Police recordings of an immigration enforcement operation in East Austin show how quickly and quietly people are taken into federal custody when state police partner with ICE.These videos, obtained th...

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The long TSA lines at Austin's airport are being seized upon by both Republicans and Democrats as proof of why the other side should compromise in the government shutdown. Both sides also say ABIA's lines are not being caused by the government shutdown. www.kut.org/transportati...

Lines at Austin's airport not caused by government shutdown, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say

Politicians from both major parties are blaming each other for holding unpaid TSA officers "hostage" in negotiations over government funding. But they say few TSA workers at Austin's airport are calli...

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Buda approves new H-E-B location north of Main Street (on former landfill site) that will include drive thru BBQ and garden center. Story by KUT’s Leigh Walden: www.kut.org/community/20...

Patrick Rose says he will resign as chair of Austin's Airport Advisory Commission at 6 p.m. today. Rose said he has other civic duties that will take up his time. This is an unpaid, volunteer position. Members are appointed by City Council. Rose was appointed by Mayor Watson.

Starting May 21, Canadian carrier Porter Airlines will fly nonstop from Austin to Toronto. Right now, only Air Canada covers that route. This is Porter's first time in Texas. Porter claims to operate "one of the world’s most environmentally-sustainable aircraft fleet."

Texas is banning the sale and manufacture of smokable cannabis effective March 31. The rules have now been adopted by DSHS. The annual fee for hemp stores will go from $150 to $5,000. The annual fee for hemp manufacturers will go from $250 to $10,000. www.kut.org/business/202...

Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31

New state rules change how THC levels are calculated and raise fees on hemp businesses by as much as 4,000%

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Emails obtained by KUT News show TxDOT and a nonprofit managing the Butler Trail spent months trying to steer $25 million for a new Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk around city government and the city council. There was one problem: state rules didn't allow it. www.kut.org/transportati...

Emails show effort to steer $25 million in boardwalk funding around city of Austin

Public records show TxDOT and the Trail Conservancy spent more than two years exploring ways to route $25 million in boardwalk funding around Austin Parks and Recreation and City Council.

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TxDOT is warning Austin's City Council: approve the deal for a $25 million boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake or the money disappears. Almost three years after the boardwalk was announced, construction hasn't even started. Internal emails obtained by KUT News help explain why. www.kut.org/transportati...

TxDOT tells Austin to sign boardwalk deal or lose $25 million

Construction on the boardwalk has not begun. Public records show the project has been slowed by behind-the-scenes disputes over who would control the money.

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MAJOR I-35 CLOSURE THIS WEEKEND: The northbound mainlanes of I-35 will be closed from Slaughter Lane to Ben White Boulevard — four miles — on Friday night and Saturday night, lasting from about 11 p.m. till 9 or 10 a.m. This is for construction work on the new elevated lanes.

As of 8:25 a.m., no wait to vote and a smooth process at this polling location at 8601 South 1st Street in Austin.

Tickets for speeding and distracted driving have more than doubled in Austin since 2024, according to city data. KUT’s Luz Moreno Lozano reports APD is putting more emphasis on traffic enforcement. www.kut.org/austin/2026-...

Austin Police doubled the number of speeding tickets after a lag in enforcement

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis set out to make roads safer when she started the job in 2024. Since then, she has focused on increasing traffic enforcement, a trend people are beginning to notice while...

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