Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick described Gov. Greg Abbott's late Sunday night veto of Senate Bill 3, the legislation that would ban legal marijuana in Texas, as "surprising."Political observers said having the two top state leaders at odds with each other is raising questions about a possible split within the Republican-run state.

On Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held a news conference to express his dismay with Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Senate Bill 3 less than an hour before it would’ve become law. The eleventh-hour action was accompanied by a call for a special session starting on July 21 to strongly regulate hemp,

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick condemned Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday for pushing for the legalization of marijuana by vetoing the previously proposed THC ban. "One can only come to this conclusion, which surprised me: the governor of the state of Texas wants to legalize recreational marijuana in Texas—that' the headline,