Texas Enacts Ban on Cultivated Lab-Grown Meat, Joins Seven States Amid Industry Challenges
Austin, Texas – Texas has officially become the seventh state in the United States to prohibit the sale of cultivated meat products, a move that underscores growing regulatory hurdles for the nascent lab-grown protein industry across the nation. Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) into law on June 25, 2025, solidifying Texas’…