Over 6,000 bills were filed in the 84th Texas Legislative Session, creating a massive challenge even to monitor which ones could impact family farmers and local…
We won! But the other side is coming back
You did it! Together with thousands of other Americans, you convinced a majority of the U.S. Representatives to vote against the package of bills that…
Good news for raw milk and small farmers from the Texas legislature!
May 11, 2015: Four good local food bills have passed the House of Representatives! We have just a few weeks to get them through the…
Good news for local foods from the Texas Legislature!
Two important bills for local food producers and consumers are making progress in the Texas Legislature: The fair property taxes for small farmers bill, HB 1900,…
Save our water – Save our future
A bill to study how to create a “statewide marketing and conveyance grid” for water is moving through the Texas Legislature quickly, and we need your…
Support Access to Raw Milk in Texas
Raw milk is already legal in Texas. But government regulations require consumers to drive to the farm every time they want milk, burdening both consumers…
Texas legislative update
April 11, 2015: The Texas legislative session is heating up, and the next eight weeks are going to be extremely busy. You won’t be able to…
Say NO to Damaging Trade Agreements
(January 2016): Last fall, the World Trade Organization (WTO) held that the U.S. could be subject to up to $1 billion in trade penalties simply because…
Fair property tax bill gets a hearing on Wednesday, April 8th!
We have been working hard on a wide range of bills to help local farmers and local food producers. Next week, the first of our bills…
Monsanto’s Dream Bill
Representative Pompeo just introduced a bill, HR 1599, that would prohibit state efforts to require labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). This is Monsanto’s dream bill…