With every precinct reporting, Liberty Hill's Street Maintenance Sales and Use Tax has passed, according to unofficial elections results released by Williamson County.

76.39%, or 55 votes, approved of the measure while 23.61%, or 17 votes, opposed it.

The details:  Liberty Hill uses the tax for the upkeep of city roads. The tax, which has been reauthorized every four years since it was first approved in 2002, was last approved by voters in 2022. Under Texas state law, the tax must appear on ballots every four years.

According to the city of Liberty Hill, the Street Maintenance Sales Tax provides roughly $700,000-$1 million of annual funding.

With all 18 precincts reporting, incumbents Chris Neighbors, Kendall Carter and Jamie Etzkorn will continue on in their capacities as Liberty Hill ISD's board of trustees Places 1, 2 and 4, according to unofficial results.

Zooming in: Neighbors won the race for Place 1 with 57.30%, or 589 votes. Challenger Albert Kennedy had 36.28%, or 373 votes, while Kevin Weber had 6.42%, or 66 votes.

Etzkorn won the race for Place 4 with 56.38%, or 561 votes while Sharon Yager had 31.66%, or 315 votes. Antonio Canas had 11.96%, or 119 votes.

Kendall Carter, who ran unopposed, received 795 votes.

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Texas retailers can keep various smokable hemp products on their shelves through late July, a Travis County judge ruled May 1.

The overiew: Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle’s ruling prohibits the Texas Department of State Health Services, which regulates and licenses consumable hemp businesses, from enforcing new THC testing requirements and sharply increasing licensing fees.

The hemp industry previously argued that the DSHS was overstepping its regulatory authority by changing how Texas classifies THC content. State officials have defended the reclassification and other rules as in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

What it means: DeSeta Lyttle’s temporary injunction extends an earlier pause on the DSHS rules, which was issued April 10.

The pause applies to all consumable hemp businesses in Texas, allowing them to continue producing, manufacturing and selling smokable products until at least July 27, when a final court trial is scheduled. That could change if the state appeals the ruling to a higher court.