Texans' right to farm is protected in law. That's enough. (Editorial)
'The most productive agricultural lands today are between 35 and the Piney Woods. And that's where all the cities are located,' said Josh Winegarne...
'The most productive agricultural lands today are between 35 and the Piney Woods. And that's where all the cities are located,' said Josh Winegarner, the director of governmental relations for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and a cattle raiser himself. The result is that the right to farm and the right to reside in Texas increasingly conflict. Most famously, North Texas farmer James Lockridge took his fight with the city of Farmers Branch to TikTok and the state Capitol in recent years. Lockridge testified that he'd been dinged by the city over the years for storing hay bales on an empty lot, letting his grass grow too long or even failing to paint metal posts on his property.