TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATIONSTATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTSAfter two special sessions ended without lawmakers agreeing on how to regulate the state’s THC market, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the use of products infused with the psychoactive cannabis compound to adults age 21 and older, The Dallas Morning News reported. The order goes into effect immediately and comes after Abbott vetoed an outright ban on THC products passed during the regular session and championed by Lt. Gov. Since hemp products became legal in 2019, more than 8,000 retailers across the state are selling them. Flea-borne typhus making comeback in Texas Typhus is making a comeback in Texas, carried by fleas despite having almost been eradicated in previous decades, the Texas Standard reported.