Political observers said having the two top state leaders at odds with each other is raising questions about a possible split within the Republican-run state.

The survey from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin found that 53% of Texas voters opposed the ban approved by the Legislature, Senate Bill 3, during the regular session that ended earlier this month. Thirty-one percent of voters voiced support for the ban.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to "act now" to protect the state's children after vetoing legislation that would have banned cannabis-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products across Texas. Abbott said Texas does not have time for a "protracted legal fight" that may have arisen from Texas Senate Bill 3 (S.B. 3), which he vetoed on Sunday.