Scope: State (Texas)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: September 10, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-56 on September 10, 2025, directing state agencies to adopt and enforce rules restricting minors' access to hemp and hemp-derived products and clarifying regulations governing those products. The order follows the Governor's veto of legislation passed by the Texas Legislature that would have banned consumable THC products.
Constitutional basis: Executive directs agency rulemaking on a subject the Legislature legislated and the Governor vetoed, stretching executive authority under the Texas Constitution's separation-of-powers provision.