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06/25/2025

Check out today’s comics page from the Texan comics department!

🎨: Colin Day, Analise Pickerrell, Claire Humphrey and Maria Arthur

06/25/2025

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Texas Senate Bill 3 on Sunday, halting the proposed ban on recreational THC products in Texas despite approval from the Texas House and Senate. Abbott argued the bill would violate federal law and instead called for a special legislative session on July 21 to draft future regulations for hemp-derived products.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/gov-greg-abbott-vetoes-thc-ban-calls-special-session-on-hemp-regulation/

06/24/2025

Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2308 on June 11 designating a $50 million grant to research ibogaine as a potential psychedelic treatment for addiction, PTSD and brain injuries. UT has shown interest in participating in the grant program, which could support efforts to seek FDA approval for ibogaine’s use in clinical trials for medical purposes.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/texas-set-to-invest-50-million-into-psychedelic-research-at-state-university/

06/24/2025

Incoming freshman Rohan Satija, founder of the non-profit organization Let's Learn Foundation, received the Jed Foundation Student Voice of Mental Health award for his extensive work in youth advocacy. Satija has helped over 13,000 students in low-resource communities access school supplies and books through his foundation.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/incoming-freshman-receives-jeds-2025-student-voice-of-mental-health-award/

06/24/2025

K*T could face funding cuts as a Local National Public Radio affiliate over the next two years after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate $1 billion in federal funding on June 12. The vote comes after an executive order cutting $1.1 billion allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was signed by President Donald Trump on May 1.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/federal-government-cuts-over-1b-in-public-media-funding/

06/24/2025

Former Texas Men’s Basketball star Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets, marking his return to a Texas team for the first time since his standout 2007 season at UT. The teams will finalize the trade at the start of the 2025-26 season on July 6.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/kevin-durant-returns-to-lone-star-state-traded-to-the-houston-rockets/

06/24/2025

The ‘Glass Man Standing’ live competition on June 17 featured two rival glassblowers racing to sculpt fairy designs in 20 minutes hosted by local smoke shop The Glassmith. However, its future was uncertain as Senate Bill 3 threatened to ban hemp-derived THC products, a key revenue source for The Glassmith and Texas’ glassblowing community.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/in-heated-showdown-senate-bill-3-threatens-budding-glass-blowing-art-scene-behind-local-smoke-shop/

06/24/2025

Two UT Law School alumni, State Sen. Mayes Middleton and former Trump administration official Aaron Reitz, are competing to secure the GOP nomination for Texas attorney general. Regardless of which candidate wins in March, the alumni could break a 12-year streak without a UT graduate in the attorney general’s office.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/ut-alumni-lock-horns-in-race-to-become-the-next-texas-attorney-general/

06/24/2025

“You hear people yelling and their energy. They're so excited and happy... That's what the Majestic Ball is. It’s joy. It's q***r joy. It's joy for the allies. It's joy for attendees that are just watching. It's just joy.”

The fourth annual Majestic Ball brought q***r joy center stage this Saturday to 1,200 attendees at the Paramount Theatre. With the theme “Mythological Mayhem,” the event featured electric performances and category competitions, creating a safe space for QPOC to celebrate community and visibility.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/majestic-ball-showcases-electrifying-glamorous-night-of-q***r-joy/

06/24/2025

Former Texas Men’s Basketball freshman guard Tre Johnson is projected to become Texas’ 10th lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after being named SEC Freshman of the Year this past season. If selected in the lottery, he would be Texas’ first since 2019 and is currently one of four top prospects being considered by the Philadelphia 76ers.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/tre-johnson-predicted-as-early-lottery-pick-in-2025-nba-draft/

06/24/2025

EDITORIAL: The Editorial Board argues that SB 2972, otherwise known as the Campus Protection Act, limits the constitutional right to free speech and sets a dangerous precedent for other states to silence student voices on public campuses.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/the-campus-protection-act-protects-lawmakers-not-students/

06/24/2025

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to veto Texas Senate Bill 3 during a press conference on Monday, which would have banned recreational THC products in Texas. Patrick claimed he was not informed of Abbott's decision to veto the bill and expressed concern over the continued widespread distribution of THC to the public.

https://thedailytexan.com/2025/06/24/lt-gov-patrick-holds-press-conference-following-governors-veto-of-texas-senate-bill-3/

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