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Texas farmers and ranchers want to see stronger right-to-farm protections passed by the state legislature.Jarod Root echoed those sentiments when he testified March 27 on behalf of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) before the Texas Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee in support of SB 1421.The right-to-farm bill, authored by Sen. Charles Perry, would prevent unjustifi ed city ordinances and zoning that prohibit and restrict normal agricultural practices. This legislation will protect Texas farmers and ranchers from frivolous nuisance claims, Root said.Cities and local municipalities are enacting ordinances to regulate farms and ranches as nuisance or threat to public health ...

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