The governor appeared to walk back his calls last month for lawmakers to regulate the state’s burgeoning THC industry like it does alcohol.

Abbott, a Republican, vetoed a similar ban in late June, saying the bill harmed the state’s agricultural industry and opposed federal 2018 farm

The Texas Senate is not backing down on its proposed THC ban, already advancing a bill filed by state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, out of committee on the second day of the special legislative session.