Lawmakers, who are preempting locals on lot sizes in new subdivisions, have been eyeing ways to allow more homes to be built as the state faces a shortage.

A bipartisan vote passed a bill to ban THC in the Texas Senate on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced. Senate Bill 3, authored by Sen. Charles Perry, bans Delta 8, Delta 9, and all other forms of intoxicating THC,

The Texas Senate continues to pass bills identified as legislative priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, with the most recent focusing on religious freedom. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday to put prayer back in public schools.