Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to "act now" to protect the state's children after vetoing a bill 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.

Some forms of THC will remain legal in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 3 late Sunday night.Abbott said he will call a special legislative session to begin on July 21 "to craft a law that does as much as possible to corral the problems while also being structured so that it can go into effect this year.

I’m not having a bad day,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said after the governor, a fellow Republican, vetoed the bill. “Texas is having a bad day.”