The compost project has faced organized opposition for months and was a key driver behind Senate Bill 2078. The new law, ...

Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed the legislation, authored by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock and sponsored by Rep. Stan Gerdes ...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today celebrated that Texas officially became the seventh state in the nation to ...

Senate Bill 2078, authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and carried in the House by Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville), would restrict the deposit of food waste at composting facilities in ...

The law makes Texas the seventh state to ban the sale of lab-grown or cultured meat. Indiana passed a similar law in May.

Wins for local water supply A significant victory was House Bill 29 by Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, which targets water loss in large utilities with over 150,000 service connections.

Here’s a look at some of the actions lawmakers took on water. Wins for local water supply A significant victory was House Bill 29 by Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, which targets water loss in ...

Wins for local water supply A significant victory was House Bill 29 by Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, which targets water loss in large utilities with over 150,000 service connections.

House Bill 2078, by Rep. Stan Gerdes, requires groundwater conservation districts to demonstrate that they are achieving their long-term management goals, known as desired future conditions — a ...