Cell-cultured "meat" is grown in labs using cell lines derived from livestock. In January, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by cultivated meat groups challenging a state bill that prohibits the sale of cultivated meat in Texas. The ban is temporary and expires in the fall of 2027 if lawmakers choose not to extend it. Agriculture groups and leaders condemned the judge’s ruling. “Any industry that refuses transparency with consumers should not be considered innovative, but rather dishonest,” the group said.