A Texas woman faces a criminal misdemeanor charge for picking up milk from a farm and delivering it to individuals who asked her to do so….
Texas Raw Milk Victory – October 2016
After several months of hostile treatment by agents from the Texas Department of State Health Services, raw milk consumers and their farmers have something to celebrate….
Texas Legislators Hold Water Hearings
Do you have views about Texas’ water resources that you’d like to share with state legislators? Now is your chance. Two committees are each holding interim…
Setting the Record Straight on Raw Milk Illnesses
As published in a recent Austin American-Statesman article, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is now claiming that there were two small outbreaks of…
Texas Update: FARFA’s Current Work on Local Food Issues
It’s been a busy summer for local food issues in Texas, between the ongoing developments in the state’s health department crackdown on raw milk, the state’s…
Tell Texas Legislators to Hold Health Department Accountable
As we alerted you earlier this summer, the Texas Department of State Health Services has undertaken a campaign of aggressive enforcement against raw milk farmers and…
Harassment of Raw Milk Customers Continues
During the Independence Day weekend, the Harris County Health Department pulled Sheriff’s deputies away from a domestic dispute in order to bust a raw milk…
Raw Milk Situation Continues to Develop
In the wake of the raid on a raw milk drop point in Austin just before Memorial Day Weekend (pictured at right), we’ve received many questions…
DSHS statement on raw milk pick ups – 2013
Below is an email from the Texas Department of State Health Services in response to a raw milk customer’s inquiry about the legality of raw milk…
Raw Milk Pickup Shut Down by State & City Agents
Health departments in Texas have stepped up their attacks on the public’s right to purchase food directly from farmers, resorting to bringing the police to harass…