(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’…
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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…
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): Two Opportunities to Help Local Foods This Week
The Texas legislative session is moving quickly, and there are several ways you can help! Join us at the Capitol on Tuesday for our Local…
Defending Cottage Food Operations
The letter below was sent to the Angelina County & Cities Health District on July 7: On Monday, June 25, a citation was issued to a…
Action Alert: Speak Up to Protect Cottage Food Producers
Thank you again to all of the people who sent comments to the agency and called their legislators to oppose the Department of State Health Services’…