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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the Senate will adjourn with unfinished business.

The move is blamed on an impasse with Gov. Abbott over a total ban on THC products.

The House has passed key bills, including flood relief and STAAR replacement, that are headed to the governor.

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted to social media Wednesday saying the Senate will adjourn sine die by the end of the night, despite there being unfinished business.

Patrick blames an impasse over a total ban on products that contain THC, something he and the Senate still support, but which Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in favor of regulation.

The Special Session could run through Sept. 13, so it's not clear why the upper chamber is adjourning now, 10 days shy of the mark.

STAAR testing to be elim

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