Texas Hemp Industry Awaits Critical Court Ruling as Injunction Hearing Concludes
A multi-billion-dollar industry is holding its breath today as a Travis County District Court judge is expected to issue a decision that will determine the immediate future of smokable hemp products across Texas.
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Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle is presiding over a high-stakes injunction hearing in Travis County’s 261st Civil District Court, following a three-day proceeding that wrapped up this week. The plaintiffs — seven Texas businesses and two trade associations, including the Texas Hemp Business Council and Hemp Industry & Farmers of America — are asking the court to issue a longer-lasting injunction that would keep parts of the state’s new hemp rules on hold while their lawsuit against state health regulators plays out, a case that could take years to resolve…