08/30/2026
Texas didn’t wait for lab-grown meat to hit every grocery aisle. When lawmakers acted, cultivated meat had barely entered the state, with just one Texas restaurant reportedly serving it.
The new law pauses sales for two years, starting Sept. 1, 2025. Supporters framed it as protection for ranchers, livestock markets and clearer labeling.
Critics see a preemptive ban on a food technology that federal regulators had already begun reviewing.
