Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he thinks he “knows where his heart is,” referring to Gov. Greg Abbott’s pending decision on whether to sign a controversial ban on THC, the psychoactive component of hemp. Patrick stopped short of predicting whether Abbott will sign the bill that passed in the recent legislative session.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was clear from the start. Weeks before this year's legislative session began, and before he announced any other priorities, the Republican Senate leader said he wanted lawmakers to ban,

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