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Fort Worth CBD cannabis oil shop quietly rolls into Austin without buzz

The CBD oil comes in a variety of strengths and price points.

A unique little shop from Fort Worth has quietly rolled into Austin. Rawsome, a family-owned mini-chain selling handcrafted cannabinoid — or CBD — oil just opened on Austin's east side.

CBD oil is a naturally occurring compound found in cannabis plants. Unlike marijuana, which has high levels of THC (the chemical compound that gets users high), CBD oil usually carries less than 1 percent. As a result, CBD oil is used to treat everything from insomnia to seizures to arthritis without the psychoactive side effects. (Oh, and it's legal.)

Though the product has been available at stores around the state, Rawsome is different in that it is dedicated solely to CBD oil.

"What we offer is a quiet learning environment and our missions: only two ingredients, which are certified organic and wholesale pricing for everyone," Rawsome's Gina Andres says.

Rawsome's 100-percent organic, small-batch CBD oil is available in "Essential Strength," "Performance Strength," and "Extra Strength," as well as higher concentrate options.

After finding success in Fort Worth with the launch of its first store, at 2907 Race Street, in 2017, Rawsome set its sites on the Capital City for location No. 2, which officially opened on March 17.

Before setting up shop in a new town, co-founders Andrew Clarkson and his mother, Lori Thomson, turned to Andre to open the Austin locale. "Lori and I have been friends since seventh grade, so that makes me as good as family," Andre explains.

Rawsome continues to bottle its products in Fort Worth using organic CBD oil purchased from Colorado. The Race Street store is open from 10 am-6 pm Tuesday through Saturday.

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Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wins in Texas race against Colin Allred

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Senator Ted Cruz

Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz won a third term as the senator from Texas in his race against Democratic U.S. Rep Colin Allred on Tuesday.

Texas witnessed one of the most expensive and closely watched Senate races in history as the candidates raised more than $160 million combined this election.

An Allred victory would have given Texas its first Black senator and boost the Democrats' chances of maintaining their narrow Senate majority. Texas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988.

The Associated Press proclaimed Cruz the winner. As of 10:39 pm, Cruz had 5,580,956 votes or 53.8 percent, while Allred had 4,563,546 votes or 44 percent; Libertarian Ted Brown drew 231,050 votes or 2.2 percent.

Allred is a Dallas native and former NFL linebacker who played college football at Baylor before entering politics. After suffering a neck injury in a game against the Dallas Cowboys, he enrolled in law school at the University of California, Berkeley.

Allred got into Texas politics in 2014 while working as a voter protection lawyer for then-gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and the Democratic political group, Battleground Texas. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, defeating long-time Congressman Pete Sessions.

According to the Associated Press, Democrat Julie Johnson won the U.S. House seat that Allred vacated to run for the Senate. Johnson is a trial attorney who will be the first openly gay member of Congress from Texas. She served three terms as a state lawmaker, where she championed LGTBQ rights at the state Capitol. She has also said that women's health care would be a priority of hers in Congress and that she would vote to put abortion rights in federal law.
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Read the full story at KVUE.com. This story also includes a short passage from coverage by the Associated Press..

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