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) – Two Local Food Bills to be Voted On
Two of our local foods bills will be voted on in the next few days! Cottage foods is on Saturday, and DSHS Better Communications is…
Cottage Foods Bill HB 970 Fact Sheet
Support HB 970, the “Cottage Foods Bill,” by Eddie Rodriguez DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF THE FACT SHEET. HB 970 would expand the current…
Action Alert (Texas): Cottage foods bill goes to a vote, but other bills still need help
The cottage foods bill is scheduled for a vote! We need calls to support it – and emails to get the other bills moving. Your…
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…
Update (Texas): Raw Milk and Cottage Food Bills in Calendars Committee
Both the raw milk bill and the cottage foods bills have been approved by the TexasHouse Public Health Committee. Now on to Calendars! We’ll have an…
Action Alert (Texas): Several Local Foods Bills Get a Hearing This Week
April is crunch time at the Texas Legislature. Over the next few weeks, bills with either get Committee hearings and move forward or effectively die. We…
Update on Texas Local Foods Bills
With nine bills before the Texas Legislature, the next ten weeks are going to be extremely busy. You won’t be able to take action on…
Action Alert (Texas): Cottage Foods Bill Gets a Hearing on Wednesday, March 27
Thank you to everyone who has called, written their legislators, registered or testified at a hearing, or joined us at the Citizens Lobbying Day! Our…