Texas Briefing
Texas Briefing
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“Texas Briefing” is a podcast from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy that brings expert insight to the policy challenges shaping life in the Lone Star State. Through topical miniseries, institute scholars and their guests untangle issues in health, the economy, climate resilience, and more to understand how policy matters are impacting communities from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast.
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The podcast focuses on critical topics such as health, the economy, and climate resilience, with specific episodes addressing reproductive health themes like the impact of Texas' abortion ban on OB-GYNs and teenage access to contraception.
“Texas Briefing” brings expert insight to the policy challenges shaping life in the Lone Star State. Through topical miniseries, scholars from Rice University’s Baker Institute and their guests untangle issues in health, the economy, climate resilience, and more to understand how policy matters are impacting communities from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast.
Subscribe and listen to “Texas Briefing” wherever you listen to podcasts.
Texas lawmakers returned to the Capitol yesterday for a special legislative session intended to address flood resilience, congressional redistricting, and the state’s booming consumable hemp industry. Katharine Neill Harris lays out the consumer risks of underregulated hemp products and commonsense measures to protect public health and child safety.
For more, read Harris’ road map for hemp regulation in Texas.
Featured guest:
- Katharine Neill Harris, Ph.D., https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/katharine-neill-harris
Mentioned in this episode:
- Katharine Neill Harris, Victoria Jupp, and Lisa Pittman, “How a Well-Regulated Texas Hemp Industry Can Promote Public Safety,” https://doi.org/10.25613/CVDC-0V10.
- Katharine Neill Harris, Victoria Jupp, and Lisa Pittman, “Mapping Hemp Products’ Legal Status Across US States,” https://doi.org/10.25613/5C1S-Q789.
This conversation was recorded on July 14, 2025. A transcript of this episode is available here: http://bit.ly/4kPDYfG
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