HOUSTON (KXAN) — As Gov. Greg Abbott signed key bail reform legislation into law Tuesday, he declined to answer questions about one of this session's high-profile bills.

Senate Bill 3 would ban all THC products in the state of Texas, including the currently legal hemp-derived THC products. At Tuesday's bill-signing event in Houston, one reporter asked the governor if he would sign SB 3.

"It is one of literally more than a thousand bills on my desk…I will give all of those pieces of legislation the consideration and time that they deserve," Abbott replied.

When pressed on the question, the Governor was more direct.

“Very nice twist to the question, you’re still not going to get an answer," Abbott said.

If he signs the bill, Texas would join a list of three states which have banned hemp

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