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TABC adopts emergency rules prohibiting sale of consumable hemp products to minors and requiring age verification
AUSTIN — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) adopted two emergency rules today that prohibit TABC-licensed businesses from selling consumable hemp products to customers under 21 and require them to check a customer’s ID before completing the sale. Both rules became effective immediately after they were adopted at TABC’s Sept. 23 commission meeting and submitted by the agency to the Texas Register earlier today. Enforcement of the new rules will begin Oct. 1. The emergency rules are part of TABC’s implementation of Executive Order GA-56, which requires the agency — along with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) — to enforce a prohibition on selling consumable hemp products to minors, among other requirements. The order was issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 10. “TABC has a statutory responsibility to ensure its license holders do not impede the general welfare, health, and safety of Texas communities,” TABC Executive Director Thomas Graham said. “The commission’s actions today are a reasonable measure within its authority to help protect children across this state. As TABC works to enforce these new rules, we’ll be providing the alcoholic beverage industry with education and resources to help them comply and conduct responsible sales of consumable hemp products.” TABC Administrative Rule 51.1 prohibits TABC license and permit holders from selling, offering to sell, serving, or delivering consumable hemp products to a person under 21, while Administrative Rule 51.2 requires these businesses to check a customer’s ID to verify their age before selling them a consumable hemp product. Businesses found in violation of the rules will have their TABC license or permit canceled. View both rules here. Both emergency rules will be effective for 120 days with an optional 60-day extension if necessary. The rules will undergo the standard rulemaking process this fall, with the rules expected to be proposed at the Commission’s November meeting and then formally adopted in January 2026. More information about TABC’s regulation of consumable hemp products and other actions to comply with the directives in Executive Order GA-56 can be found on the agency’s new Consumable Hemp Products page. For information on licensing and registration, labeling, and other regulations for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumable hemp, visit the DSHS Consumable Hemp Program page. To learn more about growing, harvesting, handling, and transporting industrial hemp, visit the Texas Department of Agriculture's Industrial Hemp Program page. Media Contact: Chris Porter TABC Director of Communicationsmedia@tabc.texas.gov
Read moreIndustry Notice: TABC adopts emergency rules on consumable hemp products, effective immediately
At TABC’s commission meeting today, the agency took action to implement Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-56 by adopting two emergency rules to prohibit TABC license and permit holders from providing consumable hemp products (CHPs) to minors.
Read moreDocuments posted for Sept. 23 commission meeting
Update (9:07 a.m.): TABC has meeting documents for Agenda Items 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 to BoardDocs. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Central time. Watch or listen live from your internet browser by using the video player at the bottom of our Agency Meetings page. You can also attend the meeting at our Austin headquarters in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of the public who attend in person can register at the meeting to address the commission during time set aside for public comment. The online form to sign up for virtual public comment closes every Monday before the commission meeting. Note: TABC will update the BoardDocs link below with the pending documents for Agenda Items 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 before the start of the commission meeting.
Read moreAgenda posted for Sept. 23 commission meeting
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. Central time. Watch or listen live from your internet browser by using the video player at the bottom of our Agency Meetings page. You can also attend the meeting at our Austin headquarters in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of the public may address the commission during time set aside for public comment. For in-person public comment, attendees should register at the meeting. For virtual public comment, attendees should register through the sign-up link on the Agency Meetings page, which will open Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time.
Read moreTABC agents apprehend suspected shooter following incident at El Paso bar that injured two
EL PASO, Texas — One person is behind bars after he was apprehended by agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission following a shooting at an El Paso bar early Saturday morning. Trevion Kimbrough, 26, was arrested by the El Paso Police Department and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held in the El Paso County Jail. The shooting took place at Tipsy Tiger, a bar located in the 11300 block of Montwood Drive. A team of TABC agents were outside the business at around 3 a.m. when they observed a fight break out on the bar’s patio area. During the fight, one person drew and fired a firearm. Two people were injured, with one requiring transport to a local hospital. The shooter fled the scene on foot and was later apprehended by TABC agents approximately half a block from the bar. TABC agents kept the suspected shooter in custody until El Paso police arrived on the scene. “I couldn’t be prouder of the agents whose quick thinking and decisive actions undoubtedly prevented this incident from spiraling into more serious injuries or loss of life,” TABC Executive Director Thomas Graham said. “I’m grateful to our El Paso enforcement team and our local law enforcement partners.” Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The case remains under investigation by the El Paso Police Department and TABC. Media Contact: Chris Porter TABC Director of Communications (512) 206-3462 media@tabc.texas.gov
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