March 12th, 2026

The state’s health department has finalized sweeping new regulations for the Texas hemp industry. As KUT’s Nathan Bernier reports, the new rules include sharply higher fees on businesses and a ban on selling smokable forms of cannabis. Terms end this year for several local elected positions, including school boards, and Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees recently passed a motion to cancel the LISD portion of the general election, because none of the races were contested.