Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill

Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a large organic farm east of Austin, experienced a near-total crop loss after a massive winter storm devastated Texas. Federal crop insurance is usually part of a package of legislation known as the "farm bill." (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

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