March 23, 2015: The Texas Legislature is kicking into high gear, and we have some great bills that will help local farmers and food producers…
GMO labeling bill filed in Texas!
Texas State Representative Carol Alvarado has filed a bill to require the labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. If passed, this bill would mean Texans…
Texas Legislative Update
Local foods are a hot topic in the 2015 Texas legislative session! FARFA has seven bills that have been filed to help to grow the…
Texas Local Food Bills 2013
Local foods was a hot topic at the 83rd Texas Legislature! FARFA worked on several bills to support local farmers and remove some of the…
Governor Perry Signs Texas Local Foods Bills!
(June 14, 2013) Governor Rick Perry has signed the three local foods bills passed by the Texas Legislature this session! The cottage foods bill (HB 970), the farmers’…
Texas Local Foods Bills Pass the Legislature!
Three of our local foods bills passed the Senate today, Wednesday, May 22! Now they go to the Governor for signing. THANK YOU to everyone…
Action Alert: Texas Local Foods Bills Go to the Senate
Three local foods bills have been approved by the Texas House and will be considered by the Texas Senate. Two of them – the “cottage foods”…
Action Alert (Texas) – Local foods bills on the move!
Three of our local foods bills are moving forward in the Texas House of Representatives! The cottage foods bill, HB 970, passed it first vote on…
Action Alert (Texas): Good bills, bad bills – we need your help with both!
Update April 28, 2013: We have good news and bad news from the Texas legislative session. The good news is that seven of our bills…
Texas Animal ID is back!
Contact your State Senator to oppose the Animal ID bill Updated April 28: The Texas Legislature is considering a bill that would authorize the Texas…