Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's push to outlaw THC in Texas is ramping up as a House committee considers his bill to ban the substance and another bill to place new limits on the industry. Why it matters: A multibillion-dollar industry hangs in the balance with less than two months to go in the legislative session.

A 16-hour committee hearing was the latest in an ongoing legislative push to halt the proliferation of legal THC-containing hemp products in the state.

Hundreds gathered at the Texas Capitol on Monday to oppose a bill they argue is being misleadingly framed as a push against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's effort to ban THC. In reality, the bill seeks to prohibit all consumable hemp products,