[AUDIO] Texas Hemp Temporary Injunction Hearing | Day Two

UPDATE: The temporary injunction was granted. https://www.kut.org/business/2026-05-01/austin-tx-hemp-cannabis-ruling-temporary-injunction-granted-thca

Day two of a Travis County court hearing over new hemp rules in Texas focused on small businesses, veterans, fees and confusion over how stores are supposed to comply.

Hemp businesses are asking a judge to keep parts of the rules on hold while their lawsuit against state health regulators continues. The rules count THCA towards the state's Delta-9 THC limit, a change that would prohibit the sale of nearly all hemp flower and concentrates now sold in Texas.

A temporary court order has those products back on shelves for now, but that order is set to expire Friday at 5 p.m.

KUT News received permission rom the court to record the hearing. This was recorded on April 29, 2026.